Follow UsThe fixtures for the Asia Cup 2025 were recently announced, with India and Pakistan in the same group. The arch-rivals will face each other in the tournament on September 14 in the UAE. Also, there are chances that the two teams can face each other as many as three times in the tournament, including the final.
However, India wicketkeeper-batter and Under-19 World Cup winner Shreevats Goswami feels India should forfeit their game against Pakistan after the the political and diplomatic relationship between the two neighbours sank to a new low after the Pahalgam terror attacks.
“My read on the Asia Cup going forward is India to & must forfeit the game against Pakistan& let them qualify. We don’t need to win the Asia Cup. The only reason India is participating cause it helps other nations economically or else I don’t see any reason,” Goswami wrote on X, according to Hindustan Times.
“Ideally, this is what should & must happen & if India decides to play against pak it will make the nation angry! It should! #AsiaCup2025,” he added.
India recently refused to play against Pakistan in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) as well.
In the upcoming Asia Cup, which will be played in a T20 format, India have been drawn alongside Pakistan, UAE and Oman in Group A. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong are in the other group.