The World Championship of Legends (WCL) organizers have finally addressed the controversy surrounding the cancelled India vs Pakistan match, clarifying that the Indian team was not at fault. According to WCL sources, the organizers had informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that they were unable to hold the high-profile fixture due to specific reasons, and India should not be blamed.

Prior to the match, WCL had officially announced that the much-awaited clash between India Champions and Pakistan Champions at Edgbaston, Birmingham, was being called off. Reports suggest that a number of Indian legends had chosen not to participate in the game.

Tensions Rise as Pakistan Declines to Share Points

The refusal by the Indian players is linked to the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, where several tourists lost their lives. The incident heightened political tensions between the two countries and influenced the players’ decision.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Champions team has reportedly refused to share points, insisting that India was the one to pull out, not them.

β€œπ‘Ύπ‘ͺ𝑳 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’„π’π’π’—π’†π’šπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’š, 𝒂𝒔 π’π’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’”π’†π’“π’”, π’˜π’†π’“π’† 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’” π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒕,” 𝒂 𝑾π‘ͺ𝑳 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑨𝑡𝑰.

β€œπ‘·π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’”π’•π’‚π’ π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’” π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’•π’” 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’‚π’šπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’” π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’˜π’‰π’ π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œπ’†π’… 𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž.”

Indian Stars Take a Firm Stand

Veterans like Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan were among those who chose not to play. Dhawan even made the communication public, posting an email he sent to the WCL organisers dated May 11, in which he explained the reasons behind the boycott.

β€œπ‘±π’ π’Œπ’‚π’…π’‚π’Ž 11 π‘΄π’‚π’š π’Œπ’ π’π’Šπ’šπ’‚, 𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒂𝒋 π’ƒπ’‰π’Š π’˜π’‚π’Šπ’”π’† π’‰π’Š π’Œπ’‰π’‚π’…π’‚ 𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒏. 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 π’Žπ’†π’“π’† π’π’Šπ’šπ’† 𝒔𝒂𝒃 π’Œπ’–π’„π’‰ π’‰π’‚π’Š, 𝒂𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒔𝒆 π’ƒπ’‚π’…π’‰π’Œπ’‚π’“ π’Œπ’–π’„π’‰ π’π’‚π’‰π’Š 𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒂,” π‘«π’‰π’‚π’˜π’‚π’ 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑿.

(𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’ 𝑰 π’•π’π’π’Œ 𝒐𝒏 π‘΄π’‚π’š 11. π‘΄π’š π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’š π’Šπ’” π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’Žπ’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’” π’ƒπ’Šπ’ˆπ’ˆπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’š.)

Other Indian players are also believed to have echoed Dhawan’s stance, showing unified support for their nation amid rising geopolitical tensions.

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