The Pakistan Champions are reportedly not ready to split points with India Champions after their World Championship of Legends 2025 (WCL 2025) match was called off. As per a report by ANI, Pakistan believe they should get the full two points because they were prepared to play but India pulled out.
The match between India and Pakistan was scheduled on July 20 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. However, due to the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, Indians lashed out at their players over their participation in the game against Pakistan. Therefore, several senior players, including Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh, pulled out of the fixture.
With so many players missing, the organisers had no option but to cancel the match. WCL said the Indian team was not at fault but the match could not go ahead without enough players.
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Pakistan Refuse to Share Points After India Pull Out of WCL 2025 Clash
While WCL did blame India for the match's cancellation, Pakistan believe India’s withdrawal means they should be given the win.
They feel India’s decision not to play gave them an unfair advantage and sharing points would not be fair.
"WCL have conveyed to England and Wales Cricket Board that they, as organisers, were not able to conduct this match. The India Champions team are not at fault. Pakistan Champions team are not willing to share points because they are saying that it is India who backed out, not them," a source said as quoted to ANI.
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Kamil Khan Says Pakistan Champions Deserve Full Points
"If we reach the final, then the decisions regarding that will be made then. And as for this match, the two points will be awarded to us, and we deserve those points as per the rules," Khan said as quoted by Geo News.
India Champions will now kick off their campaign versus South Africa Champions on July 22 in Northampton. Pakistan will also face South Africa Champions on July 25 in Leicester.
