He was not confident of this move of Team India, as he once again gave a controversial statement before the semi -finals.
What did Shahid Afridi say?
When India and Pakistan teams reached the semi -finals of WCL 2025, Pakistan Champions captain Shahid Afridi once again gave a controversial statement. After this, the steps taken by India Champions became very insulted during this league of Shahid Afridi. Afridi had said in the press conference, “I don’t know with which mouth now, but will play with us”.
However, this comment of Afridi turned upside down and Team India refused to play the semi -final match. After the withdrawal from India, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan and other team members went out of the stadium while Ashay Shahid Afridi was watching from the balcony. This video is going viral on social media. Earlier on July 20, Team India refused to play against Pakistan.
Shikhar Dhawan had already given indication
WCL 2025 semi -final is a knockout match, so Shahid AfridiHad accepted that Team India would have no choice but to play them. However, the team led by Yuvraj Singh decided to go with a great performance instead of facing Pakistan.
Recently, Shikhar Dhawan also said that if the team has to play from Pakistan in the semi -finals, the team players will again boycott the match. The Indian team took this decision in view of the terrorist attacks that took place and deteriorating political relations between India and Pakistan.
What did WCL say?
WTC organizers have given a big statement for not playing Team India in the semi -finals. According to reports, WTC organizers said, “We respect the Indian team’s decision to withdraw from the semi -finals and also respect the readiness for the competition of the Pakistan Champion team. The first semi -final match has been canceled. This will lead to Pakistan’s team to reach the finals”.
He said that although he has always believed in the power of sports to bring positive changes in the world, he believes that public sentiments should always be respected. After all, whatever we do is for our audience.