WCL semifinal: Indian Champions refuse to play towards Pakistan

India have refused to play towards arch-rivals Pakistan within the semifinals of the World Championship of Legends in Birmingham on Thursday, citing the nation’s stand towards any bilateral sporting ties with the neighbouring nation after the ugly Pahalagam terror assault.

The Indian workforce which incorporates legends like Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina amongst others have already expressed their unwillingness to play towards Pakistan following the phobia assault and the following Operation Sindoor launched by India.

India took an identical stand like they did within the group-stage match towards Pakistan earlier within the match.

In that recreation, a number of prime former India cricketers had refused to play towards Pakistan within the aftermath of Operation Sindoor.

India have been set to play Pakistan within the semi-final of the match on Thursday on the Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

EaseMyTrip, a prime sponsor of the league, has already made it place clear on the Indo-Pak match.

“We applaud Team India @India_Champions for their outstanding performance in the World Championship of Legends, you’ve made the nation proud. However, the upcoming semi-final against Pakistan is not just another game, Terror and cricket cannot go hand in hand,” the travel-tech firm’s co-founder Nishant Pitti wrote on his ‘X’ deal with.

“@EaseMyTrip, we stand with India. We can not assist any occasion that makes an attempt to normalise relations with a rustic that promotes terrorism. The folks of India have spoken and we hear them. EaseMyTrip is not going to be related to the India vs Pakistan match in WCL.

“Some issues are larger than sport. Nation first enterprise later Always,” he added.

India Champions superior to the semifinals of the continued World Championship of Legends after defeating West Indies Champions in simply 13.2 overs of their final group match on Tuesday.