Will India Play Pakistan In WCL 2025 Semifinal? Resolution Revealed : Sources

India Champions have been slated to play Pakistan Champions within the semi-final of World Championship of Legends 2025. Notably, 

In keeping with sources, India Champions have determined to not play within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 semifinal towards Pakistan. This follows their earlier stance once they boycotted the group stage match towards Pakistan. The India Champions squad contains gamers like Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, and Piyush Chawla. They secured their place within the semifinals after defeating the West Indies Champions in simply 13.2 overs throughout their final group match on Tuesday.

The choice comes amid the backlash confronted by the BCCI after the Asia Cup schedule was introduced, the place India is about to face Pakistan on September 14. There’s a risk the 2 groups might meet once more on September 21 and 28 in the event that they progress additional. Relations between the 2 international locations deteriorated sharply following the Pahalgam terror assault in April, with reviews even suggesting the Asia Cup is perhaps canceled. Nonetheless, the match continued as deliberate.

Earlier within the match, the league stage match between India Champions and Pakistan Champions was formally canceled following robust objections from Indian gamers and a key match sponsor. Former Indian cricketers like Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan publicly declared they’d not take part in that match.

 EaseMyTrip, one of many major sponsors of the WCL, withdrew its assist for the India-Pakistan semifinal, reaffirming its coverage of non-participation in matches involving Pakistan. Nishant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip, mentioned in an announcement, “We applaud Workforce India @India_Champions for his or her excellent efficiency within the World Championship of Legends, you’ve got made the nation proud. Nonetheless, the upcoming semi-final towards Pakistan is not only one other sport. Terror and cricket can’t go hand in hand. @EaseMyTrip, we stand with India. We can’t 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, All the time.”

India Champions have had a difficult match, beginning with a heavy 88-run loss to South Africa Champions (through DRS), adopted by consecutive defeats towards Australia (by 4 wickets) and England (by 23 runs). Their solely level earlier than the West Indies match got here from the deserted sport towards Pakistan.