PCB calls out WCL organisers for 'hypocrisy' in official statement; takes harsh steps for future participation

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken strict action against the World Championship of Legends (WCL) after the India Champions boycotted playing against the Pakistan Champions in the tournament. Earlier during the league stages, players like Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, and many more boycotted the match against Pakistan. The same was continued before the semi-final match as well. 

On Sunday, August 3, the PCB issued an official statement where they mentioned that the WCL organisers were 'hypocrites'. With whatever happened in this season of the WCL, the PCB, led by Mohsin Naqvi, decided to put a 'Blanket Ban' on Pakistan. 

“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces that it is issuing a blanket ban from future participation in the World Championship of Legends (WCL). The PCB, during its 79th BoG meeting held virtually under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi, reviewed with considerable disappointment WCL’s appalling conduct of awarding points to a willfully forfeiting team, and the content of the press releases of the WCL announcing the cancellation of the scheduled India vs. Pakistan legends matches, which were tainted with hypocrisy and bias,” the PCB said in their statement.

India's former cricketer and India Champions player Suresh Raina slammed Pakistan after they lost the finals against South Africa. He took to his Twitter account to congratulate Ab de Villiers for his knock and also appreciated EaseMyTrip and its owner, Nishant Pitti, for supporting India's decision to boycott Pakistan. 

"What a knock by @ABdeVilliers17 in the final, absolutely smashed it. Had we played, we would’ve crushed them too, but we chose our nation above everything else. Full respect to @EaseMyTrip and @nishantpitti for standing firm and not supporting any match involving them. That’s real character," Raina wrote on X (formerly Twitter).