Fans on social media responded sharply to the game between India and Pakistan that was dismissed (image via x/@wclleague)
The highly anticipated World Championship in Legends (WCL) 2025 clash between traditional rivals of India and Pakistan was officially abolished.The match, originally set on Sunday in Edgbaston, was dismissed after the organizers of the tournament issued an official statement on social media confirmed by this decision.The match was canceled after Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be part of it and quoted the terrorist attack of Pahalgam in April.India defeated Pakistan with five goals to win the inauguration edition of the tournament of six teams of the legend last year.
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Players received a lot of flakes on the social media for agreeing to play against the Pakistani team.But the real question is – will the Indian team play Pakistan if they meet in the semifinals or finals?“All the remaining matches are taking place. The tournament is proceeding according to plan and there is no change,” said Geo News Kamil Khan, owner of Pakistan team.“As for the semifinals and the finals, we are currently saying that if we get to the semifinals, there will be four teams and we avoid matches between two teams.”“If we reach the finals, then the decision will be made,” he said.
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Pakistani champions earned two points after India decided to pull out.“And as far as this match is concerned, these two points will be assigned to us and we deserve these points according to the rules,” said Kamil Khan.The second edition of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which is the co -owner of Bollywood Star Ajay Devgn, began on June 18 in Edgbaston and is scheduled for the final of August 2.The WCL organizers shared a statement of their X account, which describes the decision to cancel the match in detail and stated that their intention to make it again to create some “happy memories”.“After listening to the report that the Pakistani hockey team will come to India this year, and we will see the recent Indian vs Pakistani volleyball match along with several other accessories between two nations in different sports, we were thinking about continuing India VS Pakistan on WCL just to create some happy memory for people around the world.“But perhaps in this process we eventually hurt the feelings of many and mixing emotions,” WCL read.
