2025 Asia Cup: India-Pakistan blockbuster faces growing threat of boycott

India and Pakistan haven’t played bilateral cricket series for years due to strained diplomatic relations. Their clashes are limited to multi-team tournaments. A terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, resulting in the death of 26 tourists, has heightened tensions.

Political leaders like Gaurav Gogoi, Congress’s Assam president and Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha, have urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to avoid scheduling cricket matches between India and Pakistan amid ongoing cross-border tensions.

In addition, some IPL teams and former players are supporting the boycott of the match.

Sept 2025.