The participation of the India team in the Asian 2025 Cup is still uncertain despite the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) denying rumors of withdrawal. However, India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group for the next ICC women’s world cup, which also gives hope to the Asian Cup.
A promotional poster of the Asian Cup has recently become viral on social networks, attracting attention for having presented only two teams, India and Sri Lanka. The absence of Pakistan from the poster has sparked speculation about their potential exclusion from the event, which should be organized by the BCCI.
Given the current political tensions between India and Pakistan, many have found the omission possible with the tense relations between the two nations.
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Asia Cup 2025 which will be played in September in September
According to the Pakistan cricket, the Asian 2025 Cup should be played from September 12 to 28. India and Pakistan will only face each other in neutral sites due to an agreement between the BCCI and the PCB. India will not organize any India-Pakistan match.
The report added that water and Sri Lanka were considered potential co-hosts alongside India. The water seemed to be the confirmed choice. A similar arrangement was adopted during the Champions Trophy, where all the matches of India were played in Dubai despite the fact that Pakistan is the official host.
“Although this year’s edition of the Asian Cup should be organized by India, it should be played with water from September 12 to 28. However, India has not yet confirmed its participation in ACC,” said the report.
We play Pakistan in ICC – BCCI events on the Asian Cup 2025
The secretary of the BCCI, ahead of Saikia, rejected the reports last month, which suggests that India would jump the tournament. However, according to Insideport, the BCCI still awaits the authorization of the Indian government concerning participation in the event.
An official of the BCCI said that there was no internal discussion on the boycott of matches, adding that India continues to play Pakistan in the events of the ICC, unless otherwise indicated by the government. The final decision on the Asian Cup is expected in the coming days.
“There is no discussion or even a distant thought of the boycott of the matches. We play Pakistan in the events of the ICC and that will continue if our government does not say the opposite. As for the Asian Cup, we will know it in the coming days,” said a BCCI official in Insideport.
The head of the PCB Mohin Naqvi appointed head of the Asian Cricket Council
If India chooses to give up a match against Pakistan, the PCB could respond in the same way in future tournaments. However, the exclusion of India is considered worried due to significant financial implications and dissemination.
The head of the PCB Mohin Naqvi also heads the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The Asia Emerging Women Cup, scheduled for Sri Lanka in early June, was postponed due to the weather.
India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series for more than a decade, is done only in ICC events or Asian cuts. Men in blue refused to go to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, playing their matches in Dubai.
A similar arrangement was used in the Asian 2023 Cup, where India played Sri Lanka while Pakistan officially welcomed the tournament.
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