WCL : Sponsors ditch Pakistan after India legends’ shock exit — ‘Will not engage in...’

The veterans' cricket lucifer betwixt India and Pakistan scheduled for Sunday successful the World Championship of Legends successful Birmingham has been cancelled aft Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, withdrew citing the Pahalgam panic onslaught successful April.

The determination came aft Indian players faced disapproval connected societal media for agreeing to play against Pakistan, starring to aggregate players including Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, and Irfan Pathan boycotting the match.

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The tournament, co-owned by Bollywood histrion Ajay Devgn, began connected June 18 astatine Edgbaston and is acceptable to reason with the last connected August 2.EaseMyTrip.com, a starring sponsor of the WCL has besides released a statement.

"Despite entering into a 5-year sponsorship statement with the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2 years ago, our stance has ever been clear—EaseMyTrip volition not beryllium associated with oregon enactment successful immoderate WCL lucifer involving Pakistan "

We proudly proceed to enactment the India Champions and basal firmly by our team. However, arsenic a substance of principle, we bash not enactment oregon beforehand immoderate lucifer that includes Pakistan.

"This presumption was communicated unambiguously to the WCL squad from the beginning. EaseMyTrip supports Team India, but volition not prosecute successful immoderate lucifer featuring Pakistan."Let’s bring the cupful home. Bharat First. Always." The WCL organizers explained their archetypal determination to clasp the lucifer done a connection connected their X account: "After proceeding the quality that the Pakistan hockey squad volition beryllium coming to India this year, and seeing the caller India vs Pakistan volleyball lucifer on with a fewer different fixtures betwixt the 2 nations successful antithetic sports, we thought of continuing with the India vs Pakistan lucifer astatine WCL, conscionable to make immoderate blessed memories for radical astir the globe.

But possibly successful the process, we ended up hurting the feelings of galore and stirring emotions."

The organizers subsequently announced the cancellation: "Hence, we person decided to telephone disconnected the India-Pakistan match. We sincerely apologise again for hurting the sentiments and anticipation radical volition recognize that each we ever wanted was to bring a fewer blessed moments to the fans."India had antecedently defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets successful the inaugural variation of the six-team legends tourney past twelvemonth astatine Edgbaston.