Indian flag missing from Karachi stadium before Champions Trophy, video goes viral-OxBig News Network

Ahead of the start of the Champions Trophy, a video showing the absence of the Indian flag at the National stadium in Karachi, Pakistan has gone viral. The video, which is circulating on social media, showed the flags of all the teams participating in the Champions Trophy this year, apart from India. It is common practice during ICC events to have all the flags of the participating teams at each venue.

However, the latest development has left the fans stunned and wondering why the tri-colour flag of India isn’t on display at the iconic venue in the stadium. This has led to a debate on social media after the video went viral. However, the authenticity of the video is yet to be verified. You can see the full video below:

While the exact reason behind the absence of the Indian flag is unknown, many are speculating that it may be since Rohit Sharma and his team will be playing all their matches in Dubai. The Indian team was denied approval from the government to travel to Pakistan, citing security concerns.

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This meant that India had to go for an alternate venue for their matches and decided to choose the Dubai International Cricket Stadium instead. The high-stakes match against Pakistan will take place in Dubai on February 23.

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The Indian team arrived in Dubai for the Champions Trophy on Saturday, February 15 and have started their training session. On Sunday, all the main stars of the team were seen in practice ahead of their opening match against Bangladesh on February 20.

Shami was seen having an interesting training routine on Sunday as he had his knees strapped up and bowled with a shorter run-up. Rishabh Pant was dealt with a blow as he was hit by Hardik Pandya after the all-rounder played a big shot.

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