Besides Hazlewood and Starc four other possible Australian WTC players are in IPL teams: skipper Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Mitch Starc.

Cummins and Head play for Sunrisers Hyderabad who are out of play-off contention even though they have three matches remaining but Inglis’ Punjab, Starc’s Delhi, and Marsh’s Lucknow Super Giants remain in the frame.

Other high-profile Australians involved include Justin Langer, coach at Lucknow, Ponting’s assistant Brad Haddin, Chennai batting coach Mike Hussey, and commentators Matthew Hayden and Mel Jones.

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Ponting and Haddin are understood to have remained in India.

“After extensive consultations with government and security agencies, and with all the key stakeholders, the Board has decided to proceed with the remainder of the season,” India’s cricket board (BCCI) said in a statement.

The Pakistan Super League, which includes David Warner among the participants, is also expected to announce a resumption imminently, though many of the overseas players are reported to be unlikely to return, in part due to other commitments.

India and Pakistan have clashed since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan that it said were “terrorist camps” in retaliation for the deadly attack in its troubled region of Kashmir last month, in which it said Islamabad was involved.

AAP, with agencies