Reports: Pakistan makes a huge call on Women’s World Cup in India

Pakistan won’t participate in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opening ceremony, to be held in Guwahati.

Reports suggest that Pakistan has decided not to participate in the ICC Women’s World Cup opening ceremony scheduled to be held in Guwahati on September 30, as per Geo Super. A grand opening ceremony is set to take place before the tournament opener between India and Sri Lanka, the two hosts of the tournament.

The Pakistan team may not participate in the opening ceremony of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

The opening ceremony of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 will not be attended by the Pakistan team. Sources informed Geo News that neither Captain Fatima Sana nor any other representative from Pakistan will be travelling to India to attend the opening ceremony. The speculations that Pakistan’s absence stems from a recent policy adopted by both nations during the buildup to the Champions Trophy.

India-Pakistan will not cross the border to compete in ICC tournaments for the next three years.

Due to strained political relations between the two nations, India has not toured Pakistan since 2008. In February, Pakistan hosted the Champions Trophy; however, the eventual winners India refused to cross the border due to the geopolitical situation between the two neighbouring countries. This will lead Pakistan to play all of its fixtures at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. If they reach the semi-finals on October 29 and the final on November 2, Colombo will host both matches. Pakistan will begin its campaign against Bangladesh on October 2.