Following a serious controversy through the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly banned all personal cricket leagues and organizations from utilizing the nation’s identify, Pakistan, of their workforce branding. The choice was made after India Champions twice boycotted matches in opposition to the Pakistan Champions, together with the semi-final conflict in Birmingham.
A serious controversy broke out in WCL 2025 when the India Champions, that includes legends like Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, and Harbhajan Singh, opted out of each their group stage fixture and the semi-final in opposition to the Pakistan Champions. The choice was made because of the political tensions between the 2 nations. Pakistan Champions, who topped the group, progressed on to the ultimate after the India workforce pulled out of the league.
In keeping with a report in Telecom Asia Sport(www.telecomasia.web), the incident triggered discontent inside the PCB, which convened an emergency Board of Governors assembly to handle the priority over how such incidents may have an effect on Pakistan’s international cricket picture. Following the assembly, the PCB declared that solely the official nationwide cricket board holds the precise to permit the usage of the time period Pakistan in cricket occasions.
“The choice was taken after an in depth dialogue within the Board of Administrators assembly on Thursday. The high-level authorities felt Indian gamers refusing to play Pakistan within the WCL’s second version twice was hurtful to the identify of the nation,” sources informed www.telecomasia.web on Friday.
PCB to manage use of nation’s identify in cricket extra strictly.
This coverage will apply going ahead to stop misuse of the nation’s identify in unofficial tournaments. Whereas the PCB has allowed the present Pakistan Legends workforce to play the WCL remaining in opposition to the South Africa Champions, future permissions might be granted solely after reviewing the credibility of personal leagues.
Moreover, the experiences acknowledged that Pakistan’s Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPC), the physique overseeing nationwide sports activities affairs, issued an advisory asking the PCB to manage the usage of the nation’s identify in cricket extra strictly.
India’s refusal to play their semi-final not solely superior Pakistan to the ultimate by default but in addition led to disappointment amongst followers and stakeholders. Organisers issued a 50% refund for tickets as a gesture to affected spectators.
Notably, India and Pakistan’s males’s groups are scheduled to fulfill within the Asia Cup 2025 within the UAE on September 14, with potential matchups within the Tremendous Fours and the ultimate. In the meantime, the ladies’s groups will conflict on the ODI World Cup in Colombo on October 6.
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