WCL 2025: Will India skip another Pakistan clash if they meet in semis or ultimate? Team owner drops hint | Cricket News – Times of India

Fans on social media sharply reacted to the sport between India and Pakistan being known as off (Image through X/@WclLeague)

The extremely awaited World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 clash between conventional rivals India and Pakistan was formally cancelled.The match, initially set to be performed on Sunday at Edgbaston, was known as off after the event organisers launched an official assertion on social media confirming the choice.The match was cancelled after Indian gamers, together with Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be an element of it, citing the Pahalgam terror assault in April.India had defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the inaugural version of the six-staff legends event final yr at Edgbaston.

The gamers obtained rather a lot of flak on social media for agreeing to play in opposition to the Pakistan staff.But the true query is — will the Indian staff play Pakistan if they meet in the semifinal or ultimate?“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,” stated 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 “pleased reminiscences.”“After listening to the information that the Pakistan hockey staff will probably be coming to India this yr, and seeing the current India vs Pakistan volleyball match together with a couple of different fixtures between the 2 nations in totally different sports activities, we thought of persevering with with the India vs Pakistan match at WCL, simply to create some pleased reminiscences for folks across the globe.“But maybe in the process, we ended up hurting the feelings of many and stirring emotions,” the WCL assertion learn.