The Yuvraj Singh-led India Champions team opted to boycott their match against Pakistan Champions for the second time in the 2025 World Championship of Legends due to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam as well as the subsequent military conflict.

Reports said that Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina had expressed their unwillingness to play the knockout game against Pakistan.

India have withdrawn from a semi-final clash with Pakistan in a tournament featuring retired players amid tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours, organisers of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) said on Wednesday.

India Champions have refused to play their semi-final against Pakistan Champions in the World Championship of Legends due to strained political relations between the two countries. The match was scheduled to be played in Birmingham on Thursday;

The Indian champions have refused to play against Pakistan in the semi-finals of the World Championship of Legends. India Champion has refused to play against Pakistan in the semi-final of the World Championship of Legends.

India Champions versus Pakistan Champions clash in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 has been called off for the second time in a row.

In solidarity with anti-Pakistan sentiment, Indian cricketers, including Yuvraj Singh, refuse to play in the WCL semi-final, allowing Pakistan direct entry to the final.

India Champions withdrew from their World Championship of Legends semi-final against Pakistan due to political tensions. This ends India's campaign at fourth place, allowing Pakistan to advance to the final.

The India vs Pakistan semi-final at the World Championship of Legends will not be happening as the India Champions team have forfeited the clash. As per reports, Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh,

The India Champions have refused to play the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 semifinal against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The players are not in favour of competing against the Men in Green following the terror attack in Pahalgam.