The highly awaited World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 clash between traditional rivals India and Pakistan was officially cancelled.The match, originally set to be played on Sunday at Edgbaston, was called off after the tournament organisers released an official statement on social media confirming the decision.The match was cancelled after Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be a part of it, citing the Pahalgam terror attack in April.India had defeated Pakistan by five wickets to win the inaugural edition of the six-team legends tournament last year at Edgbaston.
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The players received a lot of flak on social media for agreeing to play against the Pakistan team.But the real question is — will the Indian team play Pakistan if they meet in the semifinal or final?“All the remaining matches are taking place. The tournament is going on as per schedule, and there are no changes,” Geo News quoted Kamil Khan, team owner of Pakistan Champions.“As for the semifinals and final, we’re currently saying that if we make it to the semifinals, there will be four teams, and we will avoid matches between the two teams.“If we reach the final, then the decisions regarding that will be made then,” he said.
The Pakistan Champions were awarded two points after India decided to pull out.“And as for this match, the two points will be awarded to us, and we deserve those points as per the rules,” said Kamil Khan.The second edition of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) tournament, which is co-owned by Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, started on June 18 at Edgbaston and is scheduled for an August 2 final.The WCL organisers shared a statement on their X account detailing the decision to cancel the match and said their intention in conducting it was to recreate some “happy memories.”“After hearing the news that the Pakistan hockey team will be coming to India this year, and seeing the recent India vs Pakistan volleyball match along with a few other fixtures between the two nations in different sports, we thought of continuing with the India vs Pakistan match at WCL, just to create some happy memories for people around the globe.“But maybe in the process, we ended up hurting the feelings of many and stirring emotions,” the WCL statement read.
