India, Oct. 5 -- Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir remained part of the commentary panel for the blockbuster Women's World Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, despite coming under heavy criticism for her on-air statement referring to "Azad Kashmir". India take on Pakistan in their second league game in the ICC tournament.

The incident happened during Pakistan's tournament opener at the same venue against Bangladesh last Thursday, when Mir, while talking about batter Natalia Pervaiz's background, said: ".captaining a very young side. Yes, they have won the qualifiers, but a lot of these players are new. Natalia, who comes from Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, plays in Lahore a lot cricket. She h...