India, Feb. 17 -- The Champions Trophy is all set to return after a gap of eight years with Pakistan having won the last edition in 2017. Incidentally, the defending champions are the host nation, and they are ready to welcome seven other sides for the eight-team ICC tournament, which will begin on Wednesday. Ahead of the event, the flags of seven teams, including that of Pakistan, were seen at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, but the Indian flag was missing.

During an event at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, fans noticed that the Indian tri-colour was missing. At the same time, the flags of all seven participating teams of the Champions Trophy were hoisted. The video of the same instantly went viral on social media.

Fans speculated that i...