Delhi: A controversy has arisen before the ICC Champions Trophy starts 2025. In a video going viral on social media, it is seen that flags of all countries have been installed in the Karachi Stadium of Pakistan, but the flag of India is missing.
Violation of ICC rules
According to the ICC rules, when a multinational tournament is happening in a country, it is necessary to put flags of all countries. But this time the Karachi Stadium is facing 8 countries, but only 7 countries are flagged, which has raised the dispute.
Ruckus on social media
This video of the absence of Indian flag in Karachi has gone viral on social media, due to which there is an atmosphere of resentment among the fans. At present, no official statement has been revealed on this matter, but due to the video, people are running a round of criticism on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Watch: Indian Flag Missing at Karachi Stadium Sparks Controversy Ahead of Champions Trophy 2025
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Indian team matches will be in Dubai
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19, and the first match will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand. The Indian team will play all their matches in Dubai due to security reasons. However, Karachi Stadium will have matches in New Zealand, Afghanistan, South Africa, Pakistan and England.
No Indian Flag in #Karachi,
Only the Indian Team Facted Security Issues in #Pakistan & refused to play champions trophy matches in Pakistan, the pcb removed the #India Flag from the karachi stadium while keeping the flags of the other guest playing nations.#Championstrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/qazmqglau1– Shahinur (@shahinu_R) February 17, 2025
Flags of other countries, but why not India?
However, the Indian team will not have matches in the Karachi Stadium, so many people believe that the flag of India was not put up. But it was also seen here that Australia and Bangladesh matches are also not happening, yet their flags have been set up in the stadium. The anger of the fans on this has increased further.
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