Pakistan will not attend the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opening ceremony in Guwahati on September 30, with no member of the squad travelling for the event.A report by Geo Super said that the Pakistani will skip the 2025 opening ceremony.
The report said, “A grand opening ceremony is scheduled to precede the tournament opener between co-hosts India and Sri Lanka at the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, with participating teams’ captains slated to attend the event besides partaking in a joint press conference and photoshoot with the prestigious trophy, as per the usual practice.”
However, Geo Super informed that neither Pakistan captain Fatima Sana nor any other representative from Pakistan will travel to India to attend the opening ceremony, sources suggested.
The channel said Pakistan’s potential absence from the upcoming event is due to the Fusion Formula, which states that neither they nor India will visit each other for any ICC tournament for the next three years, since the Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.As a result, “Pakistan are set to play all of their Women’s World Cup 2025 matches at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.”
The report further noted, “If the Green Shirts advance to the semi-final on October 29 and the final on November 2, both matches will also be held in Colombo.”Pakistan will start their campaign against Bangladesh on October 2 at their designated venue, the report announced. (UNI)
