India will take on Pakistan on 14th September in the Group A match of the Asia Cup. The match starts on 6:30 PM local time and 8 PM IST. Basically, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be the venue for the India vs Pakistan match. What if India backs out of playing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025? This is surely the match of the Group stages, and we can expect a lot of drama and nervous moments in the match, as well as on social media.
So far, India and Pakistan have met in 19 matches in the Asia Cup history. The Indian team has won more matches, as they have won ten matches out of the 19 matches, whereas Pakistan has won six. The other three matches had no result. Basically, the last time they met was in the Asia Cup 2022, where India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored a century. At the same time, Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill scored half-centuries.
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What if India backs out of playing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025?
A few months ago, during the World Championship of Legend, the Indian Champions team decided to boycott their matches with the Pakistan Champions. The reason for that was the geographical tensions between the two nations. Shikhar Dhawan was the first player to withdraw his name, and it was followed by others. India eventually withdrew from the two matches against Pakistan. One was the group stage match, and the other was the semi-final.
If the same thing happens in the Asia Cup 2025, then there are chances that the Pakistan team will be given 2 points. India still has a chance to qualify for the super-fours if they win their last match against Oman. Apart from this, there is a possibility that India can again face Pakistan twice, once in the Super-fours and once in the final.
India should make their decision wisely because if it boycotts one match, then most likely it will have to boycott all matches against Pakistan. Surely, there are very few chances of India withdrawing their name.
A lot of factors will be affected if the India-Pakistan match does not happen. The very first will be that the sponsors will face a lot of losses. It will be the same for the broadcasters. Eventually, the viewership of this match is very worldwide as it is viewed in many countries. The tickets are also out, and it will cause problems for the fans as well.
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