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As India Champions have pulled out of the match, Pakistan Champions have advanced to the final. They will face the winner of the second semi-final that is set to take place between South Africa Champions and Australia Champions on Thursday.

India Champions have officially pulled out of the semi-final vs Pakistan Champions.

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If India pull out of the Pakistan match, their journey in the six-team tournament will end at fourth place, with a win, a no-result and three losses. The semifinal was originally scheduled for Thursday, but the Pakistan Champions will advance to the finals if India don't play the game. In that case, Pakistan will be facing off against either the Australia Champions or the South Africa Champions, who are playing the second semifinal.

It has been a roller-coaster tournament for India Champions, who began with a heavy 88-run loss to South Africa Champions (via DLS method), followed by back-to-back defeats against Australia (4 wickets) and England (23 runs). Their only point before the West Indies match came from the abandoned game against Pakistan.

After making it to the last-4, India Champions captain Yuvraj Singh, said as quoted by ANI, "We're thrilled to have qualified for the semifinals and are confident about our chances of progressing further in the tournament. The target was tough, but we were confident that we would be able to chase it within the overs required to take us into the semifinals. Now we focus on our upcoming matches to clinch the tournament."

Sporting relations between India and Pakistan have once again deteriorated due to a terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir earlier in April this year, which was followed by an 'Operation Sindoor' by Indian Armed Forces in retailiation to the attack. However, things, at least for now, look normal in international cricket, with both teams set to face each other in the Asia Cup in the UAE on September 14, while the Indian women's team will be playing their ICC Women's World Cup clash against the arch-rivals on October 6 in Colombo.

It is not confirmed yet if India Champions have pulled out of the game against Pakistan Champions. Well, in case the Yuvraj Singh-led side does it, Pakistan Champions will advance to the final of World Championship of Legends on the virtue of a better finish in the points table at the end league stage, claim multiple reports. Pakistan topped the table with 9 points from 5 matches, while India finished with 3 points in 5 games.

The Indian team, filled with legends like Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan and Harbhajan Singh, needed to chase the target of 145 in 14.1 overs vs West Indies to enter the semi-finals. With the help of a fiery innings of 50 runs in just 21 balls by Stuart Binny, India Champions secured their spot in the last four of the tournament.

EasyMyTrip, a top sponsor for World Championship of Legends, has already made it position clear on the Indo-Pak match. "We applaud Team India @India_Champions for their outstanding performance in the World Championship of Legends, you've made the nation proud. However, the upcoming semi-final against Pakistan is not just another game, Terror and cricket cannot go hand in hand," the travel-tech company's co-founder Nishant Pitti wrote on his X handle.

"@EaseMyTrip, we stand with India. We cannot support any event that attempts to normalise relations with a country that promotes terrorism. The people of India have spoken and we hear them. EaseMyTrip will not be associated with the India vs Pakistan match in WCL.

"Some things are bigger than sport. Nation first business later Always," he added.

The Indian team which includes legends like Shikhar Dhawan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina among others have already expressed their unwillingness to play against Pakistan following the terror attack and the subsequent 'Operation Sindoor' launched by India. India took a similar stand like they did in the group-stage match against Pakistan earlier in the tournament, reported PTI.

India Champions have declined to participate in the World Championship of Legends semifinal against Pakistan, scheduled for Thursday, maintaining their previous stance of not engaging in competitive fixtures against their arch-rivals, reported IANS. "Indian players have refused to play against Pakistan in the WCL semifinal scheduled for Thursday,” said IANS quoting sources on Wednesday.

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