Shahid Afridi and Yuvraj Singh (a picture of credit: x) New Delhi: It’s official. Indian champions led by Yuvraj Singh refused to play against the Arch-Rivals of Pakistan in the semifinals of the World Championship in legends. India had previously boycotted her group match against Pakistan earlier in the tournament. Indian team – representing legends such as Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan – took this attitude in response to the terrorist attack of Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of many innocent civilians.
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“We are not playing against Pakistan (in the semifinals). Our country and the nation will always be on top and then anything. India to Liya Kuch Bhi. We are proud members of the Indian team. We fought and worked hard on the Indian flag on our shirts, and we never left it down.Later, the WCL in the evening officially confirmed that the semifinals of India vs Pakistan was dismissed, while Pakistan advanced to the finals.India has already taken a similar attitude earlier in the tournament when they decided to play Pakistan in the group phase.The semifinals between India and Pakistan are scheduled for Thursday on Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Indian crickets, however, met again and boycotted Mohammad hafeez led by the party.India champions qualified for the semifinals after defeating the West Indies champions on Tuesday in just 13.2 overs in their final group game.“Even if we entered the finals and faced Pakistan, we would all do the same. We are all Indians on the same page,” the initiate added.Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was the first to resign from the match against Pakistan.Dhawan issued a statement on social media, which explained its decision to boycott all matches against Pakistan, quoting the terrorist attack of Pahalgam, which took place in April this year.“Yeah, Kadam 11. May Ko Liya, helps Bhi Waise Hi Khad Hoon.
