India will tackle Pakistan for the primary time since Operation Sindoor, when the Males in Blue face their arch-rivals in a match of World Championship of Legends (WCL) on Sunday (July 20) at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Operation Sindoor was a army retaliation assault by India towards the Pahalgam terror assault on April 22.
India are the defending champions of WCL, having defeated Pakistan within the last of 2024 version. Yuvraj Singh, who led India Champions earlier 12 months, will proceed in his function. Comparable is the case with Pakistan Champions who will likely be captained by Shahid Afridi.
Importantly, the 2025 version will see the addition of latest faces in each the groups. Whereas India Champions are bolstered by the inclusion of Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, and Shikhar Dhawan, Pakistan Champions have additionally strengthened their squad with Sarfaraz Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Khan, and Aamer Yamin, amongst others.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head in WCL
India face Pakistan twice within the inaugural WCL in 2024. Driving on half centuries from Kamran Akmal (77), Sharjeel Khan (72) and Shoaib Malik (51), Pakistan champions posted 243/4 in 20 overs towards India Champions within the league stage. In reply, India Champions fell brief by 68 runs regardless of a combating 52 from Suresh Raina.
Nevertheless, India took revenge when it mattered essentially the most – within the summit conflict. Batting first, Pakistan champions managed 156-6 in 20 overs with Malik top-scoring with 41. Anureet Singh took three wickets for India. In reply, India rode on Ambati Rayudu‘s 50 to win the sport by 5 wickets.
India Champions full squad for WCL 2025
Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Robin Uthappa, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel, Munaf Patel, RP Singh, Ashok Dinda, Reetinder Sodhi, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha.
