With the Asia Cup 2025 approaching, a former India cricketer has contributed to the debate regarding the India vs Pakistan game, which is scheduled to take place on September 14, 2025 in Dubai.
With the squad announcement nearing, the buzz around the
Asia Cup 2025 is steadily intensifying. Focusing on the same, most of the experts are busy dwelling on the likelihood of the selection of players like
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shreyas Iyer. However, a former Indian cricketer has paid heed to another prominent aspect related to the tournament and in the process reignited the old burning question, whether India should play Pakistan in the tournament or not?
India and Pakistan are clubbed in Group A of the Asia Cup 2025, and hence an encounter has been scheduled to take place on September 14 in Dubai. However, given the tense relationship between the two nations in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, fans in India are calling for a complete boycott of Pakistan, and hence want the BCCI and the Indian team to pull out of the game against Pakistan.
Kedar Jadhav confident Ind vs Pak will not happen
Former India player and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Kedar Jadhav, holds the same sentiment. According to Jadhav, the match against Pakistan should not proceed, and he confidently stated that it will not happen. Jadhav also commented on Operation Sindoor, the offensive military measure India undertook against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, and declared it a success.
“I think the Indian team should not play at all,” Jadhav, who played for CSK in the IPL, told the reporters. “As far as India is concerned, I think that wherever India plays, it will always win, but this match should not be played at all, and they will not play. I can say this with confidence … Operation Sindoor is a hit, it is successful…”.
#WATCH | Pune: On India to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, Former Indian Cricketer and BJP leader Kedar Jadhav says, “I think the Indian team should not play at all. As far as India is concerned, I think that wherever India plays, it will always win, but this match should not… pic.twitter.com/M83rUBXJnc
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2025
Jadhav is not the only one who carries this opinion. Earlier, former India bowler Harbhajan Singh had criticised the BCCI for entertaining the idea of playing against Pakistan, let alone approving it.
The Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to start on September 9 and will conclude on September 28.