Shahid Afridi’s name missing (Photo- Alex Davidson -CC/ICC Via Getty Images)
Shahid Afridi is the captain of the Pakistani team in the World Championships of Legends and has already happened to him before the start of this tournament that his fans will not expect at all. In fact, Shahid Afridi was dropped from the promo poster of the tournament. A total of 6 teams are participating in this tournament including West Indies, South Africa, India, England, Australia and Pakistan. The poster of the tournament was launched on July 16 and the big thing is that the picture of the captains of all the teams was found, just Shahid Afridi’s photo was missing from it.
Why Shahid Afridi’s photo disappears?
There is no need to run much mind in knowing why Shahid Afridi’s photo has disappeared from the poster. Actually, an Indian company is sponsoring this tournament and India-Pakistan relations are quite strong and this is being considered a big reason to get Shahid Afridi’s picture out of the poster. By the way, a big question here is what will happen by getting out of the poster because the Indian team is playing cricket against Pakistan. Pahalgam will be seen fighting with each other in cricket for the first time after the terrorist attack. To say this is the league of retired players, but all the players are playing in it, whose fan following is still.
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6 teams of World Championship Legends 2025
India Champions: Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddharth Kaul, Gurkirat Maan.
Pakistan Champions: Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shakergle Khan, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Aamir Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanveer
Australia Champions: Brett Lee, Sean Marsh, Chris Lynn, Moices Heinrichs, Ben Cutting, Darcy Short, Nathan Culter-Nile, Peter Siddal, Calum Ferguson, Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Steve Okef, Rob Quin, John Hastings.
England Champions: Oyon Morgan, Moin Ali, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Chris Tremlet, Ajmal Shehzad, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Phil Mustard, Tim Ambrose, Ryan Sidebottam, Stuart Mekar, Usman Afzal.
South Africa Champions: AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell, JJ Smats, Hardas Wiloin, Richard Levi, Den Vilas, SJ Ervi, Duane Olivier, Morne Van Vik, Eron Fingos.
West Indies Champions: Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Landal Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Sheldon Cotrail, Shivnarayan Chandrapaul, Chadwick Walton, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, William Perkins, Suleman Ben, Dave Mohammed, Nikita Milar.
