WCL 2025: Semi-final against Pakistan, will India face it, or will get ticket of final without playing?
WCL 2025: India and Pakistan have made it to the semi-finals of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. The first semi-final between these two will be played in Birmingham on 31 July, but there are clouds of doubt on whether this match will take place or not.
India and Pakistan have made it to the semi-finals of WCL
The World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 is once again standing at the same turn at which it stood on 20 July. A match was to be held between India and Pakistan on 20 July, but the Indian players refused to play in this match, after which this match was canceled. Now after 10 days, the same problem has arisen again in front of WCL, because the teams of India and Pakistan have made it to the semi-finals of this league and the first semi-final will be played between the two on 31 July, but once again the same question has arisen whether India will play a match against Pakistan? Or will Pakistan get a ticket to the final without playing.
What will be the first semi-final?
After the Pakistani terrorist attack in Pahalgam in J&K on 22 April, India carried out Operation Sindoor and destroyed terrorist bases in Pakistan. After this, the relations between the two countries deteriorated, it also affected sports. In the league match of WCL 2025, Indian players refused to play against Pakistan on 20 July. After this, the organizers of WCL had to cancel this match and apologize to the Indian fans.
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So now both the teams have come face to face once again. The first semi-final match of WCL between these two teams is to be played in Birmingham on 31 July. Now the biggest question is whether India will play this match against Pakistan. If it does not play this match, then Pakistan will reach the final without playing. However, India Champions opener Shikhar Dhawan has clarified his opinion on this matter a few days ago.
What did Shikhar Dhawan say?
Recently, former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan was asked that if the team reaches the semi-finals and faces Pakistan, will the team refuse to play again? On this, Shikhar Dhawan expressed his displeasure and gave a blunt answer, the video of which went viral on social media.
Shikhar Dhawan angry reply on If Pakistan reaches the semi-final against you… will you still play, or ask for a day off? 😄🇵🇰🇮🇳 #WCL25 pic.twitter.com/d96yRQpsp2
— Ahtasham Riaz (@ahtashamriaz22) July 26, 2025
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He said that you are asking this question at the wrong time and wrong place, you should not have asked this, but if you have asked, then let me tell you that if I have not played before, then I will not play now also. Earlier, apart from him, other players of the team had refused to play against Pakistan in the league match. After which the organizers of WCL had to apologize.
When WCL had to apologize
On July 20, Indian players refused to play against Pakistan. After this, this match was canceled. After this, the organizers of WCL apologized to the legendary cricketers and fans of India on social media. He wrote that in WCL we have always given importance to cricket and loved it. Our goal is only to give happy moments to the fans.
He had said that after hearing the news that Pakistan hockey team is coming to India this year and after watching the volleyball match between India and Pakistan recently, we thought of organizing a match between India and Pakistan in WCL, so that some good memories can be created for the fans, but it is possible that in this effort we have hurt the feelings of many people and provoked their sentiments. We apologize to everyone for this
This is how the semi-final match can be held
According to media reports, WCL can make some changes in the semi-final matches. Both the semi-final matches are going to be held in Birmingham. The second semi-final match is to be held between Australia and South Africa. According to media reports, the organizers of WCL can play both the teams with Australia and South Africa instead of organizing the first semi-final match between India and Pakistan.
Summary
For example, India can face Australia and Pakistan can face South Africa. However, despite this, if India and Pakistan reach the final, then the same situation will arise. In such a situation, a big problem has arisen in front of WCL at this time.
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