New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian government are facing the heat on social media after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) confirmed that the Indian cricket team will play Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. The ACC announced the schedule for the tournament on Saturday, confirming that the Asia Cup will be played in the UAE this year.
The tournament will get underway on September 09, with India scheduled to lock horns with Pakistan on September 14. There were several rumours regarding the India-Pakistan clash in the tournament in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, with many expecting that the match might not take place.
However, the BCCI has decided to play Pakistan, and the Indian government has allowed the board to go ahead with the controversial encounter, sparking fury among fans and the general public. In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, India conducted Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure inside Pakistan, which also led to heightened border tensions between the two countries.
Following Operation Sindoor, the Indian government also decided to ban several prominent Pakistani channels on multiple social media platforms. While the Indian government maintains that Operation Sindoor is in progress, BCCI has decided to play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. The move has left fans baffled and furious.
The announcement of the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2025 has triggered a massive backlash on social media, with the BCCI getting slammed left, right and centre. Many have lashed out at the board for prioritising financial and commercial interests over the nation.
Some also reminded the board that it was only three months back that 26 people lost their lives in the ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam, which was carried out by terrorists linked with Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
India Versus Pakistan Cricket Match on 14th September in UAE at the Asia Cup. Don’t understand the logic. Either you stand against terrorism and the terrorist state and ban ties or else let everything be as usual… Why fool the public time and again?
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) July 26, 2025
Hi @BCCI
Any revenue that you generate from the India Vs Pakistan match will have blood of 26 innocent Hindus on it. If FIFA can ban Russia for invading Ukraine, why can’t you boycott Pakistan? Richest board my foot..!
— Monica Verma (@TrulyMonica) July 26, 2025
3 months ago, 26 lives were lost in the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, and today on Kargil Vijay Diwas, we reward Pakistan with a cricket match, Is cricket really more sacred than blood of innocent indians? @BCCI
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) July 26, 2025
All that power, all that leverage and still not an ounce of courage. @BCCI your spinelessness is a national embarrassment right now!
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) July 26, 2025
Pakistan orchestrated Pahalgam.
Pakistan breeds t*rror with pride.
Pakistan k*lls innocent Indian civilians.
Pakistan has crippled Kashmir’s tourism.Still, BCCI has no spine to boycott cricket with Pakistan?
SPINELESS & SHAMEFUL 🙏🏻
Every true Indian will BOYCOTT ASIA CUP! 🇮🇳— Beats in Brief (@beatsinbrief) July 26, 2025
Hello @BCCI, shame on you. pic.twitter.com/dMLBbGTJTs
— Shashank Shekhar Jha (@shashank_ssj) July 26, 2025
India playing cricket with Pakistan in the Asia Cup while the government tells us that Operation Sindoor is still ongoing is an absolute disgrace on this government and the BCCI.
No ifs, no buts.
— Zucker Doctor (@DoctorLFC) July 26, 2025
