BCCI Blocks Question on India-Pakistan Asia Cup Clash During Official Squad Unveiling

India has become the latest team to announce its squad for the 2025 Asia Cup, but the BCCI’s press conference took an unusual turn on Tuesday when a question about the marquee fixture against Pakistan was shut down during the presser.

The session, attended by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Suryakumar Yadav, was proceeding smoothly until a journalist raised a query about India’s preparations for the September 14 clash against Pakistan in Dubai. Before Agarkar or Suryakumar could respond, the BCCI media manager stepped in to cut it off, insisting that only questions related to team selection would be entertained.

The move sparked chatter across cricketing circles, particularly with anticipation already sky-high for what would be the teams’ first meeting since the brief Pakistan–India war earlier this year. It would also be the first sporting event between the two after numerous boycotts from each side across multiple disciplines.

While both cricket boards appear set to put aside their differences for the upcoming Asia Cup, there is still no clarity on whether the games will actually go ahead. Pakistan and India have been placed in the same group, meaning they could realistically face each other three times over the span of three weeks.

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The world champions will open their Asia Cup campaign against the UAE on September 10, before the high‑voltage clash with Pakistan on September 14, wrapping up the group stage against Oman on September 19. With the possibility of further meetings later in the tournament, the cricketing world’s eyes will remain firmly fixed on every minute detail coming out of each camp this September.

India’s Asia Cup Squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (C) Shubman Gill (VC) Abhishek Sharma Tilak Varma Hardik Pandya Shivam Dube Axar Patel Jitesh Sharma (WK) Jasprit Bumrah Arshdeep Singh Varun Chakaravarthy Kuldeep Yadav Sanju Samson (WK) Harshit Rana Rinku Singh Reserves Prasidh Krishna Dhruv Jurel Yashasvi Jaiswal Riyan Parag Washington Sundar

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