New Delhi: The high-voltage semi-final confrontation between the India champions of Arch-Rivaux rivals and the Pakistani champions of the world legends championship (WCL) was officially canceled, Pakistan advancing directly to the final, the tournament organizers confirmed on Wednesday.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!In an official statement, the WCL said: “We respect the decision of the Champions of India to withdraw from the semi-finals, and we also comply with the preparation of the Pakistani champions to compete. Taking into account all the factors, the match between the Champions of India and the Pakistani champions was canceled.Pakistan will now face the winner of the second semi-final between the champions of South Africa and the champions of Australia.
Earlier, Timesofindia.com reported that the India champions led by Yuvraj Singh had refused to play the match in the semi-finals against Pakistan in response to the terrorist attack of Pahalgam, which cost the innocent life. India also boycotted its group match match against Pakistan earlier in the tournament.The Indian team, including cricket big such as Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan, took a unified position by prioritizing national feeling.An initiate of the Indian camp told Timesofindia.com under the guise of anonymity: “We do not play against Pakistan. Our country and our nation will always be at the top for us, then everything.With India, which is firm in their position, the title champions will miss the WCL final this season.
Congrats Pakistan team!! You guys deserve it after playing so well in group stages. Dont listen to haters, you earned your place fair and square. Good luck in finals, hoping for amazing performance from the boys! 🏆🇵🇰
Finally some good news for Pakistan! Congrats to team, they going to finals now. Best of luck boys, make us proud in final match!
This is wrong on so many levels. Why not reschedule the match?? Other tournaments have done it before. This decision feels like its been made in hurry without thinking about fans and players. India champions worked hard whole season and now this? Not fair at all!!!
This is absolutly disgraceful! How can they just cancel the match like this?? India deserved a fair chance to play in semi final. Something fishy is going on here, i’m telling you all. The ICC need to explain this desicion properly or fans will loose trust in system.
For those asking why – the match was cancelled due to ground conditions and weather issues that made play impossible. According to WCL rules, when a semi-final cannot be completed, the team with better league stage record advances. Pakistan had superior net run rate in group stages, hence they progressed. Its not conspiracy, just tournament regulations being followed.
Oh how convenient! Pakistan advances without playing. What a suprise! Next time maybe they should just hand them trophy without any matches at all, save everyone the time lol
lmao imagine training for months and then match gets cancelled. F in chat boys 😂
I understand people upset but rules are rules. Pakistan earned their spot through better performance in league. Yes its unfortunate for India but thats how tournament structure works sometimes. Both teams are strong, would of been great match tho.
So let me get this straight… We wait all season for this epic clash, India vs Pakistan, biggest rivalry in cricket, and they just… cancel it? Sure, sure, that makes perfect sense. Because who wants to watch the most anticipated match anyway, right? Brilliant decision making! 👏