The Champions Trophy 2025 began with a match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. The Champions Trophy 2025 marks a return of ICC occasions to Pakistan after an extended hole. Whereas, earlier the Champions Trophy was purported to be hosted wholly in Pakistan, after the BCCI’s objection to sending the Indian cricket crew to the nation a hybrid mannequin was adopted. Forward of the Champions Trophy, there was a row over no Indian flags on the Karachi Stadium too.
Nonetheless, in the course of the Pakistan vs New Zealand match on Wednesday, the Indian flag was prominently hoisted on the Karachi Stadium. There was combined response concerning the identical. Whereas some Indian followers took the chance to troll Pakistan social media customers, the Pakistan followers mentioned it proved how large-hearted they had been.
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The Indian flag is flying excessive. https://t.co/tI8dQ5E4GM pic.twitter.com/cBtU0ADwSk
— (@AdiXplores) February 19, 2025
India’s flag on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi. Group India not taking part in any matches in Pakistan, however PCB made positive their flag is included as they’re a part of the event. Nicely carried out, we now have very huge hearts #ChampionsTrophy2025 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/eJ13aswI4w
— Faizan Naseer Faizi (@Faizan_Naser_K9) February 19, 2025
Flags Flying Excessive!
All collaborating nations’ flags are on show on the stadium, together with India’s—regardless of their refusal to journey to Pakistan. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/KVA3ScWZYi
— PakPassion.internet (@PakPassion) February 19, 2025
Earlier, as social media went berserk, with followers criticising Pakistan’s refusal to lift the Indian flag at its stadiums, the PCB brushed apart the controversy, saying the flags of the international locations who’re taking part in in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have solely been raised on the stadiums.
“As you understand, India shouldn’t be coming to Pakistan to play its matches in the course of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025; the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore have hoisted flags of nations which can be going to play on the mentioned venues,” mentioned a PCB supply was quoted as saying by IANS.
When requested why the Indian, Bangladesh, and different collaborating international locations’ flags weren’t there on the Karachi and Lahore stadiums, the supply mentioned, “The Indian crew goes to play its matches in Dubai. Secondly, the Bangladesh crew has not but arrived in Pakistan and will probably be taking part in its first match in opposition to India in Dubai. Due to this fact, their flags haven’t been hoisted and the opposite nations, who’ve arrived right here and will probably be taking part in in Pakistan… their flags are there on the stadium.
The BCCI vice-chairman additionally reacted to the controversy, saying the Pakistan board must first verify if Indian flag was initially there or not. If it wasn’t, it ought to’ve been put.
“First, it needs to be confirmed that whether or not the Indian flag was there or not. If it wasn’t there, then it ought to have been put. All of the participant nations’ flags ought to have been there,” Rajeev Shukla instructed Livemint on the sidelines of the Restaurant Cricket League in Delhi on Tuesday.
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