The Indian Premier League was suspended for one week on Friday while the Pakistan Super League moved its remaining matches to the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the ongoing conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India 's cricket board has suspended the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 tournament amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, according to reports. Reuters report that IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal and the Indian cricket board's secretary Devajit Saikia did not respond to calls and messages seeking comment.

India's cricket board (BCCI) has moved Sunday's IPL match in Dharamsala near the Pakistan border to Ahmedabad in the west. A match at the same venue in the northern city was abandoned midway due to what officials said was a power failure.