The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a complete ban on participation in future World Championship of Legends tournaments after they found WCL’s response to the Indian legends’ withdrawal from the semi-final match against Pakistan biased and hypocritical.
WCL has issued an apology after backlash. “The PCB, during its 79th BoG meeting held virtually under the championship of Mohsin Naqvi, reviewed with considerable disappointment WCL’s appalling conduct of awarding points to a willfully forfeiting team”, read the official statement from PCB.
PCB further stated that the narrative of ‘peace through sport’ is being applied selectively, rather than sporting events were being held as a hostage to political expediency.
Responding to the allegations, the WCL issued an apology for ‘hurting the sentiments’, whilst being farcical. In an official statement, it acknowledged that the cancellation was not based on cricketing merit, but rather on succumbing to a specific nationalistic narrative. “This bias, masquerading as sensitivity, sends an unacceptable message to the international sporting community, ” the statement further said.
While reaffirming their commitment to global cricket and healthy rivalries, the board said they would not permit their players to participate in tournaments that “undermine the spirit of the game.”
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