Asia Cup 2025: List of Cricketers Who spoke Out on Boycotting India vs Pakistan Match?

The India vs Pakistan match is one of the most anticipated matches in world cricket, but the buzz around this match is not only restricted to cricket rivalry. But this time, it is more about emotions and country over sports. Cricket fans in India are furious over this match, as it was not cancelled.

The Indian National Cricket Team will be playing against the Pakistan National Cricket Team on September 14, 2024, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Match between India and Pakistan will start from 8:00 PM (IST) and 6:30 PM (local time).

India vs Pakistan matches are more than just cricket. Political tensions, security concerns, and cross-border relations. Many retired cricketers have raised their voice for boycotting the India vs Pakistan match. However, some are in favour of match as Boycott these events isn't a solution to those problems.

Why are people calling out for a Boycott India vs Pakistan match?

The reason behind the incident that happened a few months back, on April 22, 2025, was a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam (India). In this attack, a total of 26 civilians were killed based on their religion. Indian people expected that Pakistani players and others would speak out on this terrorist attack, but they chose to be silent.

This led Indian cricket fans to boycott the matches against Pakistan in any future tournaments. Asia Cup 2025 came under this hood, and people are aggressively supporting the Boycott of the India vs Pakistan match.

Who is supporting the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match?

However, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia supported the match between India vs Pakistan. He explained that we are not playing a bilateral series against them, but not participating in tournaments will impact the player's careers and India’s sporting reputation.

The former union sports minister and ex-BCCI President Anurag Thakur also came in support and said we can cut off the participation in bilateral series, but participation is needed in these tournaments to be relevant in sports.

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List of Cricketers Who spoke Out on Boycotting India vs Pakistan Match?

• Harbajan Singh

• Shikhar Dawan

• Manoj Tiwary

• Kedhar Jadhav

• Yograj Singh

Harbajan Singh, in an interview with Hindustan Times, said:

"The India-Pakistan match always comes to the limelight. I feel that until the time relations between India and Pakistan do not improve, cricket and business should not be there as well. But that is my thought. If the government says the match can happen, then it should happen."

India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Squad:

Pakistan Squad: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Shaheen Afridi, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza, Faheem Ashraf, Sufyan Moqim.

India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana.

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