There has been an official announcement of the cancellation of India Champions vs Pakistan Champions semi -final match. This was the first semi -final of the World Championship of Legends 2025, which was to be played on Thursday 31 July in Edgbaston. All Indian players, including captain Yuvraj Singh, decided not to play with Pakistan despite having a big match. Meanwhile, Shahid Afridi’s statement is going viral, which he gave about this match. After this, he is getting insulted a lot.

Shahid Afridi is the captain of the Pakistan Champions, his team reached the semi -finals without losing in the World Championship of Legends. In this, he was to face India, but the Indian players decided not to play the country above the match. However, Afridi felt that now Indian players will play with us because it is a semi -final, only then he gave such a statement.

Shahid Afridi’s statement viral

Shahid Afridi felt that now India Champions could not decide to withdraw from the match in the semi -finals. He was confident about this. He said, “Pakistan reached the semi -finals, now India will not know with which mouth but will play with us.”

Indian players did not play the match with Pakistan even in the league stage earlier. The players did the same in the semi -finals, after which Shahid Afridi’s statement is also being insulted on social media.

Official statement of WCL on the cancellation of India-Pakistan semi-finals

The statement said, “In the World Championship of Legends, we always believed in the strength of the game, which brings the world motivated and positive changes. However, public sentiments should always be respected, because we do everything for our audience. We respect the decision to withdraw from India Champions from the semi -finals and we also respect the competition between Pakistan and Pakistan. Has been done. As a result, Pakistan has reached the final.

India Champions have confirmed their place in the semi -finals of the World Championship of Legends by defeating the West Indies. But to reach the finals, he has to play with Pakistan Champions, after which many questions have arisen. Will Indian veteran Shahid once again decide not to play matches with Afridi & Team? Will the match be canceled again? But this time this is a semi -final match and if this happens, Pakistan can get a final ticket without playing.

The match of India Champions and Pakistan Champions was also scheduled on July 20, but several players including captain Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan refused to play with the Pak team. After this the match had to be canceled. Posting on social media, Dhawan had said that he will not play any match against Pakistan in this tournament.

India Champions entry in semi -finals with a big win

India Champions had a target of 145 runs to win in the last league stage match of the World Championship of Legends under the captaincy of Yuvraj Singh. The team had to achieve this target in 14.1 overs to secure a place in the semi -finals, the team achieved it in 13.2 overs. Stuart Binny, who was elected player of the match of this match, performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. Binny took 2 wickets and scored an unbeaten 50 in 21 balls. Yusuf Pathan scored 21 in 7 balls and Yuvraj Singh scored a short but important innings of 21 runs in 11 balls. India’s match is scheduled with Pakistan in the semi -finals.

If IND vs Pak semi -final match was canceled?

If India Champions does not play a match with Pakistan Champions this time too, then they may suffer a big loss. It has to be seen whether the organizers find a solution to this. Because the rule says that Pakistan will get a final ticket if the match is canceled. Pakistan’s position in the points table is also good, it is at number one.

WCL 2025 semi -final match schedule

India Champions vs Pakistan Champions semi -final match is in Edgbaston on 31 August. According to Indian time, this match will start at 5 pm in the evening. The second semi -finals are also on 31 August, in which Australia Champions and South Africa Champions will clash. The second semi -final will start at 9 pm.