India’s choice to not face Pakistan within the WCL 2025 seems to have Hit extra than simply the scoreboard – it has seenly bruised the egos throughout the border.
Whereas this Fallout wasn’T. Entrely Seen On-line, The Emotional Response Was Evident when Indian ICONS Like Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan, and Irfan Pathan Declined Participation – Fir within the league phases, And later within the knockouts.
Pakistan Pulls out of Hockey Asia Cup in India
Now, in what looks like a retaliatory transfer, Pakistan has formally withdrawn from the hockey asia cup 2025, set to be hand in Rajgir, Bihar, On the Finish of August. This Shocking Resolution Provides But One other Layer to the Ongoing Political and Sporting Drama.
Former Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi, Who Had Earlier Taken a Ethical Excessive Floor after the WCL Fallout, Now Finds Himself in a Quite Awkward Place.
His Earlier Remarks – “Cricket Ought to Rise Above Politics, and Gamers should repels their nations with digenity” – Now echo otherwise. Ought to He Advise The Similar Maturity and Grace to His Nation’s Hockey Workforce, which has no opted out?
In actuality, this choice hurts Pakistan greater than India – it blocks their choices to qualify for the 2026 hockey world cup.
Regardless of receiving clear assurations from the Indian authorities in early that Pakistani Athletes wouldn’t face no journey restrictions, pakistan has chown to withdraw from the upcoming Hockey ASIA Cup india.
This transfer additionally places Pakistan’s participation within the Junior Hockey World Cup-Scheduled for Navember-Deecember in Chennai and Madurai –under Critical Doubt. Pakistan Had Beforehand Missed The 2016 Version of the Junior World Cup, Additionally Hoso in India, Within the aftermath of the Pathankot and Uri Assaults.
Notable, the final time Pakistan’s Hockey Workforce Performed In India was throughout 2023 Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai, the place they ended fifth amongst Six groups.