IND vs PAK Match Called Off: World Championship of Legends 2025 has started in England. The last edition of this tournament was very successful and this time too many big names are seen playing in it. This also includes the Indian team, which was to start its campaign with a match against Pakistan on July 20, but now this match has been canceled.
Table of Contents
IND vs PAK: After the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian fans and star cricketers showed a lot of anger against Pakistan. For this reason, displeasure was being expressed on social media regarding the match and many star players including Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina had already withdrawn their names. Ultimately the organizing committee had to cancel this match.
IND vs PAK: Players were being criticized on social media
IND vs PAK: In fact, when the terrorist attack took place, after that Indian fans had demanded that cricket matches should not be played against Pakistan. However, India’s first match in WCL was against Pakistan, in which Shahid Afridi was also present in the opposing team, who has given many controversial statements against India. In such a situation, before the match, fans were targeting Indian players on social media and were also criticizing them. Amidst such pressure, many big players thought it appropriate to boycott the match. Now the World Championship of Legends has announced the cancellation of the match.
What did WCL say in its statement?
Dear all , pic.twitter.com/ViIlA3ZrLl
— World Championship Of Legends (@WclLeague) July 19, 2025
WCL shared a post on social media platform X and said in its statement,
“After hearing the news of Pakistan Hockey Team coming to India this year, and after watching the recent India vs Pakistan Volleyball match and a few other matches of various sports between the two countries, we thought of continuing with the India vs Pakistan match in WCL – to create some happy memories for people across the world. But perhaps in the process, we hurt the sentiments of many and incited their emotions.
More than that, we inadvertently made our Indian cricket legends, who have brought so much glory to the country, uncomfortable, and we also impacted brands who had supported us purely out of love for the game. Hence, we have decided to cancel the India vs Pakistan match. We once again apologise for the hurt sentiments and hope people understand that we just wanted to bring some happy moments to the fans.”
