MUMBAI, India (AP) — India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan.

India's cricket board said it had suspended the Indian Premier League tournament as fighting escalated with neighbouring Pakistan, halting play in the sport's richest tournament two weeks before the end of the season.

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.