Asian Cup | “I boycott India vs Pakistan”: an impactful remark of the ex-Indian | Cricket news
New Delhi: Before the confrontation of the high-level of the Asian 2025 Asian Cup on Sunday, the former cricket player Manoj Tiwary announced that he would “boycott” the match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It will be the first meeting between the two parties since the Pahalgam terrorist attack and the operation of India Sindoor. In the approach of the match, there had been generalized requests from opposition leaders to withdraw from the match. However, the center has given its approval so that India plays against Pakistan in multi-noble tournaments.“It is a very unhappy situation. The problem has been underway for years. From Pulwama to Pahalgam to Pathankot to all the many terrorist attacks. No Indian has forgotten that … You want to play the India VS Pakistan match in such a situation, “said Tiwary.
“I have never been anti-sport; I was a cricket player, and I am Minister of Sports. I had said that on a personal front, I boycott the match India vs Pakistan as well as the Asian Cup because I cannot watch this. It must be understood that it is only a sport;“Only the families of those who die in the exercise of their functions while defending the nation and innocent civilians who are killed in terrorist attacks can understand this. So, I think that should not have happened …”, he added.
India vs Pakistan at the Asian Cup (ODI + T20i):
| Result | Number of games |
|---|---|
| Total games played | 19 |
| India has won | 10 |
| Pakistan has won | 6 |
| No results / abandoned | 3 |
The rivalry in India-Pakistan took place 13 times in T20i format, India leading 9-3. One of the three victories of Pakistan came to Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai – their last T20i victory over India.India beat Pakistan by six points in New York the last time the two parties met, during the Male T20 World Cup of the 2024 ICC. Jasprit Bumrah produced an amazing spell to transform the match when Pakistan sought victory.Overall, on the stage of the Asian Cup, India and Pakistan met 19 times in the ODI and T20i formats. India won 10, Pakistan Six, while three games were abandoned.
