The Champions Trophy 2025 started on Wednesday with a competition between Pakistan and Nieuw -Zeeland in Karachi. The Champions Trophy 2025 marks a return from ICC events to Pakistan after a long gap. While previously the Champions trophy had to be organized entirely in Pakistan, after the BCCI's objection to send the Indian cricket team to the country, a hybrid model was followed. Prior to the Champions trophy there was also a row over no Indian flags in the Karachi stage.
During the Pakistan vs Nieuw -Zeelandse competition on Wednesday, however, the Indian flag was prominently hoisted at the Karachi Stadium. There was a mixed response with regard to the same. While some Indian fans took the opportunity to troll users of social media in Pakistan, the fans of Pakistan said it proved how Groothart they were.
Deal with
The Indian flag flies high. https://t.co/Ti8DQ5E4GM pic.twitter.com/CBTU0ADWSK– (@adixplores) February 19, 2025
The flag of India at the National Stadium in Karachi. Team India did not play matches in Pakistan, but PCB ensured that their flag was recorded because they are part of the tournament. Well done, we have very big hearts #Championstrophy2025 #Pakvnz pic.twitter.com/ej13aswi4w
– Faizan Naseer Faizi (@faizan_naser_k9) February 19, 2025
Flags are flying high!
All flags of the participating nations can be seen in the stadium, including India's – despite their refusal to travel to Pakistan. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/kva3scwzyi
– Pakpassion.net (@Pakpassion) February 19, 2025
Earlier, when social media knew, with fans who criticize the refusal of Pakistan to increase the Indian flag in his stadiums, the PCB deposited the controversy and said that the flags of the countries play in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 alone are raised in the stadiums.
“As you know, India does not come to Pakistan to play his matches during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025; the National Stadium in Karachi, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore has plagued the countries of countries that are going to play in in The countries said locations, “said a PCB source by saying Ians.
When asked why the flags of the Indian, Bangladesh and other participating countries were not in the Karachi and Lahore stadiums, the source said: “The Indian team is going to play its matches in Dubai. Secondly, the Bangladesh team is still team Not yet arrived in Pakistan and will play his first match against India in Dubai. will play in Pakistan … their flags are in the stadium.
The vice-chairman of BCCI also responded to the controversy and said that the Pakistani board must first confirm whether the Indian flag was initially or not. If that was not the case, it should have been placed.
“First it should be confirmed that the Indian flag was there or not. If it wasn't there, it should have been placed. All the flags of the participant nations should have been there,” Rajeev Shukla told Livemint on the restaurant's sidelines Cricket League in Delhi on Tuesday.
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