NEW DELHI: The high-voltage semi-final conflict between arch-rivals India Champions and Pakistan Champions within the World Championship of Legends (WCL) has been formally known as off, with Pakistan advancing on to the ultimate, event organisers confirmed on Wednesday.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In an official assertion, the WCL stated: “We respect the India Champions’ choice to withdraw from the semi-finals, and we equally respect the Pakistan Champions’ readiness to compete. Taking all components into consideration, the match between the India Champions and the Pakistan Champions has been known as off. Consequently, Pakistan Champions will advance to the ultimate.”Pakistan will now face the winner of the second semi-final between South Africa Champions and Australia Champions.

Earlier, TimesofIndia.com reported that the Yuvraj Singh-led India Champions had refused to play the semi-final match towards Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror assault, which claimed a number of harmless lives. India had additionally boycotted their group-stage match towards Pakistan earlier within the event.The Indian workforce, comprising cricketing greats akin to Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, and Yusuf Pathan, took a unified stand prioritising nationwide sentiment.An insider from the Indian camp instructed TimesofIndia.com on situation of anonymity: “We aren’t taking part in towards Pakistan. Our nation and nation will at all times be on the prime for us, after which something. India ke liye kuch bhi. We’re proud members of the Indian workforce. We now have struggled and labored laborious to place the Indian flag on our shirts, and we earned it. We are going to by no means let our nation down, it doesn’t matter what. Bharat Mata ki jai.”With India standing agency on their place, the defending champions will miss out on the WCL remaining this season.