ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Champions will face India Champions in a high-voltage final of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024 at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham today, Saturday.
India Champions defeated Australia Champions by 86 runs in the second semifinal of the WCL 2024 which was played at the County Ground in Northampton on Friday.
Pakistan Champions won the first semifinal against the West Indies Champions at the County Ground, Northampton. The final is scheduled to be played at 8:30pm Pakistan time.
“The stage is set for a high-voltage clash as arch-rivals Pakistan and India Champions prepare to face off in the grand finale of the WCL T20 2024,” the WCL wrote on its official website.
Six teams competed in the tournament, including England, India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and the West Indies.
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani and Indian fans are going to be on the edge of their seats worldwide, anticipating a fierce battle that will be etched in the cricketing history.
Pakistan squad:
Kamran Akmal, Misbahul Haq, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Muhammad Hafeez, Aamer Yamin, Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal
India squad:
Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthapa, Naman Ojha, Saurabh Tiwary, Gurkreet Mann, Yuvraj Singh, Irrfan Pathan, RP Singh, HarbHajjan Singh, Vinay Kumar and Rahul Shukla
Pakistan, India Champions lock horns in World Championship of Legends final today
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Pakistan, India Champions lock horns in World Championship of Legends final today
- Pakistan Champions won the first semifinal against the West Indies Champions in Northampton
- India Champions defeated Australia Champions by 86 runs in second semifinal of the WCL 2024
Pakistan says Indian minister initiated handshake in Dhaka, first contact since May conflict
- Pakistan’s Ayaz Sadiq and India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met on the sidelines of Khaleda Zia’s funeral
- The National Assembly of Pakistan says Islamabad has consistently emphasized dialogue with New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar initiated a brief handshake with Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka, marking the first high-level contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals since their military conflict in May.
The encounter took place on the sidelines of the funeral of former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia, attended by senior officials and diplomats from multiple countries.
Ties between India and Pakistan have remained frozen since a four-day military confrontation in May, during which both sides exchanged missile, drone and air strikes before a ceasefire brokered by Washington.
“During Speaker NA Sardar Ayaz Sadiq’s visit to the Parliament of Bangladesh ... the Indian External Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar approached the Speaker National Assembly and [shook] hands,” Pakistan’s National Assembly said in a post on social media platform X.
It added that Jaishankar introduced himself to Sadiq during the brief interaction. India has not commented publicly on the exchange.
“It is noteworthy that Pakistan has consistently emphasized dialogue, restraint, and cooperative measures, including proposals for peace talks,” the post continued.
Tensions between the two neighbors escalated in April after a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed more than 20 tourists. New Delhi blamed Pakistan for supporting the attack, an allegation Islamabad denied, calling instead for an independent and transparent investigation.
Officials from both countries have largely avoided public interactions since the conflict, with senior figures refraining from handshakes or exchanges at international gatherings.
Sadiq was in Dhaka to attend Zia’s funeral and to convey condolences from Pakistan’s leadership and people. He also met Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to Pakistan’s high commission in Bangladesh.
Speaking to Pakistan’s Geo TV, Sadiq confirmed that Jaishankar approached him in full media glare and exchanged pleasantries.
Responding to a question about being photographed with the Indian minister, he said: “Cameras arrived with them. Our people took the photographs later.”
