India Champions vs Pakistan Champions, World Championship of Legends 2025: The semi-final between India Champions and Pakistan Champions in the World Championship of Legends has been officially called off, tournament organisers confirmed on Wednesday. The decision came after India Champions withdrew from the scheduled clash. As a result, Pakistan Champions have advanced directly to the final.

In an official statement, the World Championship of Legends said, "At WCL, we have always believed in the power of sport to inspire and bring about positive change in the world. However, public sentiment must always be respected after all, everything we do is for our audience. We respect the India Champions' decision to withdraw from the semi-finals, and we equally respect the Pakistan Champions' readiness to compete. Taking all factors into consideration, the match between the India Champions and the Pakistan Champions has been called off. As a result, Pakistan Champions will advance to the final."

Pakistan will now play the winner of the second semi-final between South Africa Champions and Australia Champions.

This is the second time in the tournament that India Champions have refused to play against Pakistan. The first instance occurred during the group stage on July 20. The match was declared a no-result and both teams were awarded points.

India Champions ended their campaign in fourth place in the six-team tournament. Their record includes one win, one no-result and three defeats. Their only victory came against West Indies Champions. Pakistan Champions finished the group stage at the top of the table with four wins and nine points. 

India Champions Squad: Robin Uthappa(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh(c), Stuart Binny, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Varun Aaron, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddarth Kaul, Suresh Raina 

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