Will Indian team boycott matches against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026?

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Blockbuster poster.

They got Amitabh Bachan with Crorepati theme to do the promotion Ad. Even I got the SonyLiv Ad. That's how much money they are investing to create hype for this game.

Because they know people will watch the match.

 

[sweep_shot]

So, they ended up not boycotting anything.

I guess profit trumps conviction for the sanghis.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

What a shameful bunch these goons in BCCI and government are. Playing with an enemy which plays head shots with the skull of fellow Indians. Hopefully this BCCI team loses by a big Margin and crashes out of Asia cup in first round itself.
We need to choose a different leadership now.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

What a shameful bunch these goons in BCCI and government are. Playing with an enemy which plays head shots with the skull of fellow Indians. Hopefully this BCCI team loses by a big Margin and crashes out of Asia cup in first round itself.
We need to choose a different leadership now.

@Rajdeep @Bhaag Viru Bhaag #HaiHimmat #KP emoji

 

[sweep_shot]

What a shameful bunch these goons in BCCI and government are. Playing with an enemy which plays head shots with the skull of fellow Indians. Hopefully this BCCI team loses by a big Margin and crashes out of Asia cup in first round itself.
We need to choose a different leadership now.

Different leadership? Rahul Gandhi?

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Different leadership? Rahul Gandhi?

No. Someone like Veer Savarkar and Godse. Extremely anti Pakistan

 

[Pakistan150-0]

So at the end money is more important than Bharat Mataji

 

[followed]

Lol hahahah where is the boycott chachas brigade.
They fell flat on their face. Indians have already lost the real battle. Hahah

 

[Major]

I'll be watch on live streaming, I can't wait for Pakistan humiliation in the hand of India.

So even after pehalgam, and the cries for boycott you are watching this?

 

[BouncerGuy]

GUYS, PLEASE POST SENSIBLY NOW...

 

[Devadwal]

So even after pehalgam, and the cries for boycott you are watching this?

Ofcourse I'll watch and cheer for my team india to thrashed Pakistan. We have already taken the revenge of pehalgam .

I don't wants to derailed the thread like you but my question to pakistan fans

Why didn't Pakistan boycott the match as they blamed india for Jaffar train incidents

Is Pakistani Lives has no values ?

 

[Major]

Ofcourse I'll watch and cheer for my team india to thrashed Pakistan. We have already taken the revenge of pehalgam .

I don't wants to derailed the thread like you but my question to pakistan fans

Why didn't Pakistan boycott the match as they blamed india for Jaffar train incidents

Is Pakistani Lives has no values ?

Because when we play there is a huge rona dhona that happens in india. So we mess with you guys like that.

 

[Devadwal]

Because when we play there is a huge rona dhona that happens in india. So we mess with you guys like that.

Check another thread ( Atul wasan) where i already exposed Pakistan claims

 

[BouncerGuy]

‘We cannot boycott’: BCCI defends India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match held months after Pahalgam attack

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Devajit Saikia, explained why India has no choice but to play Pakistan in the ingoing Asia Cup 2025.

Saikia told Hindustan Times, “We have decided to participate in the Asia Cup because it is a multinational competition. It is just like an Olympic, any FIFA tournament, AFC tournament, or International Athletics Tournament.”

"So we cannot boycott the multinational tournament because if we boycott this tournament, that will bring a lot of negativity for all our future endeavours of hosting any multinational tournament in the country," he was quoted as saying.

“So therefore, as it is a multinational competition, we are participating because we do not have a direct call or direct decision whether to play or not to play,” Devajit Saikia said.

The BCCI secretary said making a unilateral decision is easy when it comes to bilateral cricket, but things become complicated when multilateral events are involved.

"Had it been a bilateral tournament, we could have always said that we would not play against any hostile country. And so far as Pakistan is concerned, we are not playing any bilateral tournament since 2012-13 onwards," he told HT.

Implications of boycotting India-Pakistan match

Saikia stressed that the BCCI couldn't have taken the risk of jeopardising the players' careers, so the only option was to proceed with the match against Pakistan.

He further explained the BCCI's stance, saying, “We have decided to take a call that Pakistan is not friendly with us and they are always acting against our country. Therefore, we decided not to play as BCCI against PCB.”

“But when it is an international tournament like last year's T20 tournament in the West Indies and the USA, or any other tournament or maybe in February, also, there will be the ICC T20 World Cup or the present ICC tournament or the Champions Trophy, we are playing it because in those tournaments we do not have a direct call, we have to play,” he said.

“Otherwise, the whole tournament will get diluted,” Saikia added.

“And if we do that, then all other international associations will take action against the Indian Sports Federationm” the BCCI secretary said.

He went on to explain, “Suppose India is not participating in an AFC football tournament or a FIFA qualifying tournament or the Davis Cup, or the Thomas Cup, then in future, if we want to host a Commonwealth tournament in India or the Olympics in the 2030s, all these factors will take an adverse position for India to bid for those tournaments to be held in India.”

"And if the Indian association is barred, suppose India decides not to play in an international athletics tournament, tomorrow the Indian Athletic Association will be barred or there will be fines," he added.

Criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025

Devajit Saikia's statement came when social media has been abuzz with criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash being held just months after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.

The Indian cricket board is being called out for going ahead with the match against the arch-rivals despite the current mood of the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

"And if the Indian association is barred, suppose India decides not to play in an international athletics tournament, tomorrow the Indian Athletic Association will be barred or there will be fines," he added.

Criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025

Devajit Saikia's statement came when social media has been abuzz with criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash being held just months after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.

The Indian cricket board is being called out for going ahead with the match against the arch-rivals despite the current mood of the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

Central govt's guideline

Devajit Saikia said that considering all aspects, "the central government has laid down a guideline and a policy that, so far as bilateral tournament is concerned, India is not going to play against any hostile country. But so far as multinational, we will play."

"So we follow that guideline of the central government, and we are following it because it is in the interest of the game, whether it is cricket, football, athletics, boxing, badminton and the players involved in those games. If it is cricket also, we have to do it because it is being permitted under the present central government policy," he added.

'A black day for this country': IFTDA chief Ashoke Pandit terms India-Pakistan cricket match an 'insult' to fallen soldiers | Mint

Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) president Ashoke Pandit strongly opposed the match, calling it a "black day" for the country and accusing organisers of "insensitivity."

www.livemint.com

 

[Rajdeep]

I was watching Arnab Goswami show. He blamed the following people for this match against Pakistan - BCCI, Congress, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.

@Devadwal

 

[Devadwal]

I was watching Arnab Goswami show. He blamed the following people for this match against Pakistan - BCCI, Congress, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.

@Devadwal

Where is BJP , MODI ? Idiot hai

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I was watching Arnab Goswami show. He blamed the following people for this match against Pakistan - BCCI, Congress, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.

@Devadwal

Shocking. No Gandhi or Nehru blame this time?

 

[Devadwal]

@Rajdeep we are likely to win but by chance (1%) if we loose then pakistan fans going to target me

Match se phle unka jina jo haram kar diya.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

GG hypocrisy has been thoroughly exposed but SKY is just doing his job. Will Indians ever forgive him?

 

[BouncerGuy]

GG hypocrisy has been thoroughly exposed but SKY is just doing his job. Will Indians ever forgive him?

LOL


instead of boycotting Pakistan, they are now going in reverse gear...

 

[DeadlyVenom]

‘We cannot boycott’: BCCI defends India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match held months after Pahalgam attack

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Devajit Saikia, explained why India has no choice but to play Pakistan in the ingoing Asia Cup 2025.

Saikia told Hindustan Times, “We have decided to participate in the Asia Cup because it is a multinational competition. It is just like an Olympic, any FIFA tournament, AFC tournament, or International Athletics Tournament.”

"So we cannot boycott the multinational tournament because if we boycott this tournament, that will bring a lot of negativity for all our future endeavours of hosting any multinational tournament in the country," he was quoted as saying.

“So therefore, as it is a multinational competition, we are participating because we do not have a direct call or direct decision whether to play or not to play,” Devajit Saikia said.

The BCCI secretary said making a unilateral decision is easy when it comes to bilateral cricket, but things become complicated when multilateral events are involved.

"Had it been a bilateral tournament, we could have always said that we would not play against any hostile country. And so far as Pakistan is concerned, we are not playing any bilateral tournament since 2012-13 onwards," he told HT.

Implications of boycotting India-Pakistan match

Saikia stressed that the BCCI couldn't have taken the risk of jeopardising the players' careers, so the only option was to proceed with the match against Pakistan.

He further explained the BCCI's stance, saying, “We have decided to take a call that Pakistan is not friendly with us and they are always acting against our country. Therefore, we decided not to play as BCCI against PCB.”

“But when it is an international tournament like last year's T20 tournament in the West Indies and the USA, or any other tournament or maybe in February, also, there will be the ICC T20 World Cup or the present ICC tournament or the Champions Trophy, we are playing it because in those tournaments we do not have a direct call, we have to play,” he said.

“Otherwise, the whole tournament will get diluted,” Saikia added.

“And if we do that, then all other international associations will take action against the Indian Sports Federationm” the BCCI secretary said.

He went on to explain, “Suppose India is not participating in an AFC football tournament or a FIFA qualifying tournament or the Davis Cup, or the Thomas Cup, then in future, if we want to host a Commonwealth tournament in India or the Olympics in the 2030s, all these factors will take an adverse position for India to bid for those tournaments to be held in India.”

"And if the Indian association is barred, suppose India decides not to play in an international athletics tournament, tomorrow the Indian Athletic Association will be barred or there will be fines," he added.

Criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025

Devajit Saikia's statement came when social media has been abuzz with criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash being held just months after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.

The Indian cricket board is being called out for going ahead with the match against the arch-rivals despite the current mood of the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

"And if the Indian association is barred, suppose India decides not to play in an international athletics tournament, tomorrow the Indian Athletic Association will be barred or there will be fines," he added.

Criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025

Devajit Saikia's statement came when social media has been abuzz with criticism over India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash being held just months after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.

The Indian cricket board is being called out for going ahead with the match against the arch-rivals despite the current mood of the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

Central govt's guideline

Devajit Saikia said that considering all aspects, "the central government has laid down a guideline and a policy that, so far as bilateral tournament is concerned, India is not going to play against any hostile country. But so far as multinational, we will play."

"So we follow that guideline of the central government, and we are following it because it is in the interest of the game, whether it is cricket, football, athletics, boxing, badminton and the players involved in those games. If it is cricket also, we have to do it because it is being permitted under the present central government policy," he added.

'A black day for this country': IFTDA chief Ashoke Pandit terms India-Pakistan cricket match an 'insult' to fallen soldiers | Mint

Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) president Ashoke Pandit strongly opposed the match, calling it a "black day" for the country and accusing organisers of "insensitivity."

www.livemint.com

This is complete lies once again from Indians. They are professional at lying and duping their public.

They can boycott and forfeit the points while still being able to play multinational tournaments. They can ask ACC to ensure that Pakistan V India isn't in the group stage of the tournament. And ask the ICC the same for world cups.

Why is there no India V Pakistan in WTC which is multi team tournament too? Why only in LOI?

The question is money. India has neither the guts to sacrifice some money nor the guts to drop 2 points for their so called victims.

Shame on these liars for tarnishing memory of their martyrs like this.

 

[Rajdeep]

It is not SKYs fault but Indians are boycotting this game en masse. I know OP is having a great time and taking it as a joke but Boycott this match is trending widely all over. In the Indian forums, no discussion is happening. The prominent cricket youtube channels are not covering this game. Tickets are still unsold. Even after Sony TV tried their best to market this game, people are no longer buying it. This game does not exist in our book.

Indians are gearing up for Man U vs Man City today. That game will get crazy viewership from Indian diaspora

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

@Rajdeep @Devadwal Your batting coach is very excited:

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India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak speaking to the media:

"Once BCCI said they were aligned with the government's decision, our focus was always on the match. It's India versus Pakistan, and it will be an interesting game. India versus Pakistan is always a competitive game."

"Players are focused on the ground, and nothing else is on their minds."

this article is exact opposite of what Batting coach is saying

https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2025/team-india-planning-symbolic-protest-against-pakistan-in-asia-cup-clash-sources-9274622?tbref=hp

 

[nish_mate]

GG hypocrisy has been thoroughly exposed but SKY is just doing his job. Will Indians ever forgive him?

You had word official, and theres this repsonse to that thread of your DV bhai....

Official?

In Pakistan or PPistan that could mean anything from a private publisher's editorial stance to YouTube rant to a WhatsApp forward — everywhere else on planet Earth, it usually means the government.

To the OP — relax, both will be forgiven. After all, despite all the ‘ups and downs’ with Pakistan, we still let in patients in for medical treatment they can’t get back home. This little episode too shall pass just- another chapter in the India–Pak soap opera.

 

[nish_mate]

This is complete lies once again from Indians. They are professional at lying and duping their public.

They can boycott and forfeit the points while still being able to play multinational tournaments. They can ask ACC to ensure that Pakistan V India isn't in the group stage of the tournament. And ask the ICC the same for world cups.

Why is there no India V Pakistan in WTC which is multi team tournament too? Why only in LOI?

The question is money. India has neither the guts to sacrifice some money nor the guts to drop 2 points for their so called victims.

Shame on these liars for tarnishing memory of their martyrs like this.

WTC is a tournament????

 

[DeadlyVenom]

WTC is a tournament????

What else is it? Board game?

 

[nish_mate]

WTC a tournament? Sure — nothing screams tournament like a two-year points spreadsheet, different teams playing different numbers of matches, no semifinals, and one random final in England . Truly the World Cup of Excel.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

WTC a tournament? Sure — nothing screams tournament like a two-year points spreadsheet, different teams playing different numbers of matches, no semifinals, and one random final in England . Truly the World Cup of Excel.

It is considered a tournament by ICC.

What Indians call it to justify their hokie kokie stance is not relevant.

 

[BouncerGuy]

What else is it? Board game?

it will only be called one when indian wins it...untill then, it is an irrelevant one for them.

 

[nish_mate]

Come on DV bhai, let’s not kid ourselves — calling the World Test Championship a “tournament” is like calling a two-year Excel spreadsheet a World Cup. Teams play whenever their boards can squeeze in a series, some get five Tests, others get two, and then everyone pretends the points table is a level playing field. Where are the groups, the semis, the knockouts? There aren’t any. At the end of two years you just get the top two from the league table to play a final and voilà — we’re supposed to believe it’s a grand tournament.

Ok for score pointing and in blind Nationalistic jingoism you want to call it a tourney sure, go ahead.

For avoidance of doubt, my stance always has been either complete boycott or play bilaterals, which hasnt changed and dont mind calling the current stance of playing in Asia Cup as hypocritical.

 

[nish_mate]

it will only be called one when indian wins it...untill then, it is an irrelevant one for them.

Not sure how you got to that, however I do feel for your brains- over worked trying to be witty

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

it will only be called one when indian wins it...untill then, it is an irrelevant one for them.

This reminds me of Sunil Gavasakr who Said T20 WC is not fun compared to IPL after loosing semi in 2022