No Indian flag in Gaddafi Stadium; fans call it PCB’s reply to BCCI’s refusal to play Champions Trophy in Pakistan

Ahead of Champions Trophy, the flags of seven teams, including that of Pakistan, was seen at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, but the Indian flag was missing. The Champions Trophy is all set to return after a gap of eight years with Pakistan having won the last edition in 2017. which will begin on Wednesday.

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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. During an event at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, fans noticed that the Indian tri- colour was missing.

Pakistan Cricket Board’s Response to BCCI’s Decision on Champions Trophy

The video of the same instantly went viral on social media. Fans speculated that it was the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) response to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision not to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy after they did not get clearance from their government.  Upon agreeing with the ICC after months of back-and-forth discussion between the two boards.

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which went to the extent of PCB threatening to withdraw from the tournament, India decided to play their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai as part of a hybrid model.

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