In a much-anticipated flip of occasions, the India Champions vs Pakistan Champions conflict within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 has been referred to as off as a result of ongoing political tensions between the 2 nations. The cancellation has triggered large fan reactions on social media, with many broadly appreciating the Indian crew’s stance.
India vs Pakistan match referred to as off amid backlash
In a current assertion launched by the WCL organizers searching for an apology the organizers said that with current sporting fixtures between India and Pakistan going down, together with hockey and volleyball, they hoped to proceed the pattern with the WCL match to unfold pleasure globally. Nonetheless, acknowledging the emotional influence it precipitated, they’ve determined to cancel the match and sincerely apologized for any damage sentiments, hoping for public understanding.
“After seeing the current India vs Pakistan volleyball match together with a number of different fixtures between the 2 nations in numerous sports activities, we considered persevering with with the India vs Pakistan match at WCL, simply to create some glad recollections for folks across the globe. However possibly within the course of, we ended up hurting the sentiments of many and stirring feelings. Therefore, we now have determined to name off the India-Pakistan match. We sincerely apologise once more for hurting the feelings and hope folks will perceive that each one we ever needed was to carry a number of glad moments to the followers,” the WCL statment stated.
A number of Indian gamers had pulled out from the match
Earlier former Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan pulled out of the Pakistan conflict. In a social media submit Dhawan stated “Jo kadam 11 Might ko liya, uspe aaj bhi vaisa hello khada hun, mera desh mere liye sb kuch hai aur desh se badh kar kuch nahi hota (The choice I took on Might 11, I stand by it even at this time. My nation means every little thing to me, and nothing is larger than the nation).
Moreover, reviews got here out that a number of different gamers together with Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh have additionally pulled out from the WCL Conflict on Sunday.
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Right here’s how followers reacted:
This league ought to be shut down
— Man United Magic 🇶🇦 (@ManUnitedMagicc) July 19, 2025
Jo kadam 11 Might ko liya, uspe aaj bhi waise hello khada hoon. Mera desh mere liye sab kuch hai, aur desh se badhkar kuch nahi hota.
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gLCwEXcrnR
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 19, 2025
What glad recollections? We have been buying and selling bombs 2 months again.
And sports activities ministry have to reply as nicely how the he’ll different sports activities occurred even when there may be much less fan following of these sports activities.
— Sid (@siddhiman) July 20, 2025
WCL ought to be requested why it scheduled the match with Pakistan when Shikhar Dhawan had already knowledgeable the organizers in writing on Might 11 that he wouldn’t play in opposition to Pakistan. Did another Indian gamers electronic mail or knowledgeable them after Dhawan? It appears the match was cancelled…
— INJ Maithil (@ishwarnjha) July 20, 2025
I’ve by no means been a fan of boycott tradition. Such actions appear infantile when seen in a broader context—particularly when the paperwork is extra centered on fooling the folks as a substitute. #INDvPAK #WCL2025 pic.twitter.com/csiJObQnU2
— हेयरीटेज (@Hairytage) July 20, 2025
🚨 NO INDIA MATCH VS PAKISTAN. 🚨
– India Vs Pakistan in WCL referred to as off#WCL2025 pic.twitter.com/EKPeNl9diZ
— CRIC KE TWEETS (@SUhelCric) July 20, 2025
Shikhar Dhawan supremacy.❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/mBwAb4VuPX
— Khushi🇮🇳 (@love_liv_laf) July 20, 2025
🚨 NO INDIA MATCH VS PAKISTAN. 🚨
– India Vs Pakistan in WCL referred to as off. pic.twitter.com/A1gKsRugiJ
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 20, 2025
I do not perceive why Shikhar Dhawan even agreed to play with terrorists like Shahid Afridi.
Yuvraj Singh & Harbhajan Singh agreeing to play with Pakistan would not shock me tbh….however Shikhar Dhawan was a shock.
Nonetheless, WCL match with Pakistan has been referred to as off….it… pic.twitter.com/RCb178B1hF
— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) July 20, 2025
India vs Pakistan referred to as off, going by the discharge despatched by WCL it appears persevering with the league with out Pakistan crew is the most effective & most possible possibility for them. From IND organisers to gamers, they thought they may go forward with this & nobody will discover however that wasn’t the case pic.twitter.com/UnhKFaN3U4
— Manoj Dimri (@manoj_dimri) July 20, 2025
The place greed for cash is rather more distinguished than the love for “creating glad recollections”.
— Subhajit Roy (@subhajitedits) July 20, 2025
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