India, July 22 -- India Champions, led by Yuvraj Singh, will finally get their campaign underway in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 when they take on AB de Villiers' South Africa on Tuesday in Northampton. India were slated to play their first match of the tournament against Pakistan on Sunday, but the contest was cancelled owing to public outrage on social media. Fans in India expressed their displeasure at seeing former Indian cricketers go toe-to-toe with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina pulled out of the contest on the eve of the game, and later, organisers had to cancel it altogether.

On the other hand, South Africa registered a thrilling victory ...