Australian cricket stars narrowly escape missile strike in Pakistan as IPL and PSL suspended

Australian and international cricketers have narrowly avoided a missile strike in Pakistan, fleeing on a charter flight to Dubai just hours before Indian forces targeted the same military base.

The majority of Australia’s cricketers involved in the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League will arrive back on home soil on Sunday after the postponement of both tournaments due to the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head, all signed to play in the IPL, have been able to organise flights back to Australia after air-raid warnings near Dharamshala in the country’s north prompted the postponement of the world’s richest T20 tournament.

Australian players taking part in the PSL also safely made it out of Pakistan on Friday evening (local time) after the tournament was officially postponed.

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