BCCI to organise special train to evacuate players from Dharamsala after match called off midway

Dubai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is quickly trying to sort out logistics to evacuate players after the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called off midway in Dharamsala due to growing tensions between India and Pakistan.

"We are organising a special train from close to Dharamsala to bring everybody home safely. As of now the match has been called off and the stadium has been evacuated. We will take a call on the tournament's future depending on the situation tomorrow. As of now, players' safety is utmost important. The match couldn't have continued tonight because of the situation. It wasn't safe," says BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.

The match was stopped after 10.1 overs while Punjab was batting on Thursday and had lost their first wicket. One of the floodlight towers went off and many felt it was a technical failure.

However, two more light towers were switched off and the crowd was asked to leave the stadium.

Pakistan attacked several locations in Jammu, including the airport. Rockets were fired at Jammu from across the International Border on Thursday.