Shahid Afridi made a statement about India Champions not playing in WCL 2025 (photo- PTI)
In the first semi -final match of the World Championship of Legends 2025, India Champions refused to play against Pakistan Champions. He had not played the match against Pakistan even earlier in group stage and had to cancel it. Now the same was seen in the semi -finals and that is why Pakistan Champions confirmed their place in the final as they were above India Champions in the points table. However, Pakistan Champions veteran Shahid Afridi has given a big statement about this decision of India Champions. He is not happy with his decision at all.
Afridi is unhappy with India’s decision
Veteran umpire Richard Ketterboro has shared a video on his official social media account in which Shahid Afridi is saying, ‘I have always said that there is nothing better than cricket, there is nothing and nothing. Even if we talk about before, the condition was still bad but the game never stopped. If you do not play, then the distance between the two will increase further. Fans will also be very sad. About 17000 tickets were sold but this match had to be canceled. My saying is that cricket should be kept away from it.
Shahid Afridi ahead, ‘Those who have to play sit together and talk and correct things. I then said that if you want, I will not even come to the ground. Just do not stop cricket, it should be allowed to happen. Entertainment should not stop. There is cricket above me and this is the right thing. The game is bigger than the players. I would like to say that you should not disappoint them to become good ambassadors for your country. This is a matter of thinking.
Pakistan Champions reaches finals
Pakistan has reached the finals due to the decision of Champions India Champions. At the same time, in the second semi -finals, South Africa won by one run against Australia and confirmed their place in the final. Now the semi -final match between South Africa and Pakistan will be played on Saturday 2 August at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The performance of both teams has been good in this tournament and they would like to dominate each other.
