Cricket in Crisis: Middle East War, PSL TTP Threat & IPL Travel Chaos

 Cricket has never existed in isolation from the world around it. But in March 2026, the world has arrived at cricket's door in a way that nobody could have predicted — and both the IPL and PSL are now fighting battles that have nothing to do with runs, wickets, or trophies.

The Middle East is at war. Pakistan's airspace is closed to Indian aircraft. A militant group has warned foreign cricketers to leave Pakistan immediately. And overseas IPL stars are stranded thousands of miles from India, rerouting through Singapore and London to reach a tournament that starts in five days.

Here is the complete picture — from the war that started it all to where both tournaments stand right now.

Abrar Ahmed & Sunrisers Leeds: The Full Story — From Auction to Chaos

 One signing. One auction. One week of chaos that has consumed cricket's biggest talking points — and it still is not over.

On March 12, 2026, Sunrisers Leeds — the Headingley-based Hundred franchise owned by India's Sun Group, the same conglomerate that runs Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL — paid £190,000 (approximately ₹2.34 crore) for Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed at the inaugural Men's Hundred auction in London. Six days later, cricket's biggest off-field story is still developing — with a legendary Indian cricketer calling the signing "blood money," a suspended and then restored X account, an Indian board washing its hands of the issue, a Pakistani-origin cricketer fighting back, and a very real question over whether Abrar will even set foot on English soil this summer.

Here is the complete story — from the very beginning to where things stand right now.

Cricket Today: IPL 2026 Schedule, Hundred Auction & T20 WC 2028 Guide

 

The T20 World Cup 2026 is over. The celebrations have settled. And cricket, as always, has moved on immediately — because it never stops.

Today is March 12, 2026. IPL 2026's first-phase schedule has been released. The Hundred's first-ever men's player auction is happening live right now in London. And with India confirmed as defending champions, the world is already asking: who will face them in Australia and New Zealand in 2028?

Here is everything you need to know — in one place.

Cricket Today: ICC XI, PAK Thrashed by BAN, Arshdeep Fined & IPL 2026 Date

 

The T20 World Cup 2026 trophy has been lifted, the confetti has settled, and now the cricket world is processing everything that happened in one of the greatest tournaments ever played.

From ICC's official Team of the Tournament to a controversial on-field incident in the final, and from BCCI's record prize money announcement to the date IPL 2026 kicks off — here is everything that has happened since India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad on March 8.