NEW DELHI: The high-voltage semi-final conflict between arch-rivals India Champions and Pakistan Champions within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) has been formally referred to as off, with Pakistan advancing on to the ultimate, match organisers confirmed on Wednesday.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In an official assertion, the WCL mentioned: “We respect the India Champions’ resolution to withdraw from the semi-finals, and we equally respect the Pakistan Champions’ readiness to compete. Taking all components into consideration, the match between the India Champions and the Pakistan Champions has been referred to as off. In consequence, Pakistan Champions will advance to the ultimate.”Pakistan will now face the winner of the second semi-final between South Africa Champions and Australia Champions.
Earlier, TimesofIndia.com reported that the Yuvraj Singh-led India Champions had refused to play the semi-final match towards Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror assault, which claimed a number of harmless lives. India had additionally boycotted their group-stage match towards Pakistan earlier within the match.The Indian staff, comprising cricketing greats equivalent to Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, and Yusuf Pathan, took a unified stand prioritising nationwide sentiment.An insider from the Indian camp instructed TimesofIndia.com on situation of anonymity: “We aren’t enjoying towards Pakistan. Our nation and nation will all the time be on the high for us, after which something. India ke liye kuch bhi. We’re proud members of the Indian staff. We have now struggled and labored laborious to place the Indian flag on our shirts, and we earned it. We’ll by no means let our nation down, it doesn’t matter what. Bharat Mata ki jai.”With India standing agency on their place, the defending champions will miss out on the WCL ultimate this season.