Women’s World Cup: Pakistan Opts Out of Ceremony & Photoshoot
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Pakistan is reportedly pulling out of both the opening ceremony and the captains’ photoshoot for the Women’s World Cup in India.
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The Women’s World Cup begins on September 30th with a match between India and Sri Lanka.
Singer Shreya Ghoshal is scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony.
Pakistan’s captain, Fatima Sana, will not be traveling to India.
This decision stems from an agreement that neither India nor Pakistan will travel to each other’s countries for ICC tournaments for the next three years. Pakistan will play all its matches in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The India-Pakistan match will also be held in colombo on October 5th.