In the ongoing World Championship of Legends, the clashΒ between India and PakistanΒ was cancelled after several Indian players decided to withdraw from the tie due to the current situation and tension between the two neighbouring countries. The match, scheduled for July 20 at Edgbaston in Birmingham, was supposed to be India’s first match of the tournament but was cancelled after the Indian legends expressed their unwillingness to play against their arch-rivals.

Speaking to the media on the scheduled match day, Afridi expressed disappointment at India’s withdrawal and directly blamed Shikhar Dhawan for influencing the decision. According to Afridi, Dhawan’s open refusal to play in Afridi’s presence deeply hurt the Indian camp.

Afridi told local journalists,

“𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓. π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒅𝒐 π’šπ’π’– π’Žπ’π’—π’† π’‡π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’… π’Šπ’‡ π’‘π’π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’„π’” π’„π’π’Žπ’†π’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’Šπ’…π’…π’π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ? 𝑩𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’– π’Œπ’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’” π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 π’†π’ˆπ’ˆ, π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’„π’‰ π’”π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’” π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.”

He initially targeted Dhawan without naming him directly, but later blamed him for the controversy.

Afridi calls Dhawan “shameful”

Afridi called Dhawan’s “shameful” and suggested that the entire Indian team should have stayed in India instead of pulling out at the last minute.

“π‘»π’‰π’†π’š π’•π’“π’‚π’Šπ’π’†π’… 𝒂 π’…π’‚π’š 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰. 𝑰 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚π’ π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž π’Šπ’” 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 π’—π’†π’“π’š π’…π’Šπ’”π’‚π’‘π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’…. π‘»π’‰π’†π’š π’„π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’π’‚π’š,

” he added.

The cancellation of the match between India and Pakistan at Edgbaston was not just based on internal team decisions. After the announcement of the game, there was a massive uproar on Indian social media platforms. Many people questioned the morality of former Indian players participating in the match with Pakistani cricketers amid tension on the border.

The cancellation of the match is a significant setback to efforts to revive cricketing ties between the two countries. The organisers of the World Championship of Legends 2025 were hoping for star power and crowd energy from the India-Pakistan match, especially as around 18,000 spectators were expected to attend the game at Edgbaston.

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