India, July 22 -- Fresh drama erupted in the World Championship of Legends as the Pakistan Champions refused to share points with the India Champions, who had pulled out of their much-anticipated clash in Birmingham last Sunday, forcing organisers to call off the game.

According to reports, several Indian players-including captain Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, and Yusuf Pathan-withdrew from the high-voltage match against Pakistan. The game was meant to kickstart India's title defence.

Hours later, the WCL called off the match and issued an apology for "unintentionally causing discomfort" to the Indian players.

The Indian team's refusal came in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror at...