{"id":10710,"date":"2025-07-21T03:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/?p=10710"},"modified":"2025-07-21T03:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:23:35","slug":"yuvraj-singh-and-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/yuvraj-singh-and-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuvraj Singh and Team Slammed for &#8216;Unnecessary Hype&#8217; Over WCL Pullout: &#8216;Saath Mein Ghumoge Par&#8230;&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yuvraj Singh: The WCL called off the India-Pakistan match on Sunday and issued an apology for &#8220;unintentionally causing discomfort&#8221; to the Indian legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#yuvraj-singh-abdur-rauf-blasts-india-champions-over-withdrawal-from-pakistan-clash\">Yuvraj Singh: Abdur Rauf Blasts India Champions Over Withdrawal From Pakistan Clash<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#yuvraj-singh-rauf-calls-for-separation-of-politics-and-cricket-amid-india-pakistan-tensions\">Yuvraj Singh: Rauf Calls for Separation of Politics and Cricket Amid India-Pakistan Tensions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yuvraj-singh-abdur-rauf-blasts-india-champions-over-withdrawal-from-pakistan-clash\">Yuvraj Singh: Abdur Rauf Blasts India Champions Over Withdrawal From Pakistan Clash<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Yuvraj Singh\" class=\"wp-image-10722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/e2bangla.com\/2025\/07\/21\/shahid-afridi-reacts-as-india-withdraws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf Khan<\/a>, on Monday, slammed the India Champions team after several players pulled out of the match against Pakistan in the second season of the World Championship of Legends, prompting the organisers to cancel Sunday\u2019s fixture in Birmingham. The match was meant to mark India\u2019s title-defence campaign after they defeated Pakistan to win the inaugural season last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, and Shikhar Dhawan withdrew from the Edgbaston clash following public outrage over their participation, just months after condemning the Pahalgam terror attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WCL cancelled the much-anticipated match and issued an apology for &#8220;unintentionally causing discomfort&#8221; to Indian legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rauf, however, lashed out at the veteran Indian players, accusing them of hypocrisy. \u201cPublic ke saamne yeh dikhate ho ki hum nahi khelenge, aur saath mein ghumoge and shopping karoge, yeh unfair hai [You show the public that you won\u2019t play, but behind the scenes, you travel together and go shopping \u2014 that\u2019s unfair]. They hang around together, eat together, party together \u2014 then when it comes to playing a match, why do they portray a different picture in front of the public?\u201d Rauf questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/harbhajan-singh-r-ashwin\/\">It\u2019s not just Pakistani players \u2014 even Indian players feel it. We\u2019ve played together, shared dressing rooms, eaten together, gone shopping on tours, stayed in each other\u2019s hotel rooms<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019re friends off the field. To then portray such a hard divide to the public \u2014 like \u2018we won\u2019t play them\u2019 \u2014 that creates unnecessary hype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBehind the scenes, the reality is very different. The fans, who come with so much excitement and emotion, are left disappointed. It\u2019s not a good look for cricket. We owe better to the game and its fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yuvraj-singh-rauf-calls-for-separation-of-politics-and-cricket-amid-india-pakistan-tensions\">Yuvraj Singh: Rauf Calls for Separation of Politics and Cricket Amid India-Pakistan Tensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10723\" style=\"width:750px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34.png 700w, https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>India-Pakistan cricket relations have taken a severe hit following the Pahalgam attack, leaving the upcoming Asia Cup tournament \u2014 scheduled to be held in India later this year \u2014 in uncertainty as the BCCI awaits government clearance. On the global stage, reports from May 2025 suggest that the ICC is likely to place India and Pakistan in separate groups starting from the 2026 T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran of three Tests, four ODIs, and one T20I urged India to keep politics away from sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My consistent view has been to keep politics and cricket separate. A year or two of tension may halt cricket, but once relations normalise, matches resume anyway. So why stop in the first place? \u2026 Both governments should sit down and sign an agreement that cricket and sports will continue regardless of external conditions. Political tensions may come and go, but sports should not suffer,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/e2bangladesh.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/kamran-akmal-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0\/\">You can&#8217;t permanently shut this down. Tensions might last for a year or two, but ultimately the countries reconnect. So why halt sports in the first place? \u2026 That&#8217;s why I believe there should be a clear framework or agreement ensuring continuity. Political issues will persist due to geographical realities, but let sports breathe. Let it flourish<\/a>,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The issues between India and Pakistan have been long-standing. Sometimes they escalate, sometimes relations improve. When relations are good, cricket resumes. When tensions rise, everything is shut down. 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