Overview
- Kedar Jadhav told reporters he believes India should refuse to play Pakistan and is certain the Asia Cup match on September 14 will not take place.
- He cited ‘Operation Sindoor’, the military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as justification for calling off the fixture.
- Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh and other retired stars have publicly urged the team to boycott Pakistan after refusing to face them in World Championship of Legends matches.
- The Asian Cricket Council and BCCI have kept the India–Pakistan clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on the official Asia Cup 2025 schedule.
- Selectors are scheduled to meet later this month and face mounting political and public pressure to officially withdraw from the Pakistan fixture.