After the release of the schedule of Asia Cup 2025, questions are being raised on the India-Pakistan match.
Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has reacted to this. He says that sports should not stop.
After the release of the schedule of Asia Cup, some people had raised questions on social media that when people lost their lives in the Pahalgam attack, then why is the India-Pakistan match being held.
Now Sourav Ganguly says that "sports should go on. What happened in Pahalgam should not have happened, but sports should go on."
He said in a conversation with the media, "Terrorism should stop, terrorism cannot go on. I think India had taken a tough stand against terrorism."
He further said, "That is a thing of the past. Just try and ensure that it does not happen again, but sports should be played."
The Asia Cup is being organized in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the hosting of India.
This time the Asia Cup will be played in T20 format and the tournament will start on 9 September. The final of Asia Cup 2025 will be played on 28 September.
India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group. Both teams will play against each other on 14 September.
India and Pakistan could play each other thrice
Depending upon the match outcomes, India and Pakistan could play each other thrice in the tournament.
India, meanwhile, are the defending champions ahead of Asia Cup 2025. They had won the 50-over edition in 2023 by defeating Sri Lanka in the final by ten wickets.
The BCCI had also notably refused to send the men's team to Pakistan for the 2023 edition, with Sri Lanka hosting their games. All the teams are slated to arrive on September 7 and it remains to be seen if warm-up games will be scheduled.
With the T20 World Cup set to be played in 2026, Asia Cup 2025 will take place in the T20 format.