Wasim Akram, former fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team, said that in the Asia Cup 2025, India and Pakistan should play with each other or not, but should continue to run. This time in the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have been placed with UAE and Oman in Group A. The match between the two teams will be played in Dubai on 14 September.
Team India has been facing heavy opposition to playing matches with Pakistan in the Asia Cup as cricket fans are constantly demanding to completely eliminate all cricket relations with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Recently, India Champions refused to play with Pakistan Champions at the World Championship of Legends, and there is also uncertainty between the two teams about the match in the Asia Cup.
India’s participation in the Asia Cup will depend on the approval of the government, but since the BCCI has already given the green signal to the Asia Cup, it is very less likely to withdraw. Akram said that Pakistan is not disturbed by the appeal of boycott in India and whether India has played with them in the Asia Cup or not, they will not have any problem. Akram said on Stick with Cricket Podcast that the program of the Asia Cup has been announced, but we are quiet in Pakistan. We will not play or not, we will not have any problem. The game should continue.
At the same time, Akram said that he wants to watch a Test series between India and Pakistan. Both teams have not played any bilateral series for more than a decade and the last Test series between the two teams took place in 2007-08. Wasim said that I hope that I will be able to watch a Test series between India and Pakistan during my lifetime.