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Several Indian players pulled out of the match against Pakistan in the second edition of the World Championship of Legends. Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan were among the first to withdraw from participating in the match against Pakistan, following public backlash, in reference to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.

The development forced the organisers to cancel Sunday's fixture at Edgbaston in Birmingham. In response, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on the Indian players. Afridi stressed the need to separate politics from sport.

"We are here t...