During the team announcement press conference for the Asia Cup 2025, the chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar was barred from answering questions related to Pakistan. Agarkar was answering media questions, but as soon as he was asked questions on the match against Pakistan, the BCCI representative there stopped him before answering the question.
The match between India and Pakistan is to be played on 14 September in the Asia Cup. Earlier, the Indian team announced the 15 -member team on Tuesday. The team was announced through a press conference. T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav and selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar were present at the press conference. During this, a reporter asked questions on the match against Pakistan. But before Agarkar would respond, the representative of BCCI stopped. The representative of BCCI asked everyone to ask questions only about the team. This incident indicates that there is still doubt about playing matches against Pakistan in BCCI.
The Asia Cup 2025 to be held in Dubai will start from 9 September. This time the Asia Cup will be played in T20 format. This will only be the third time when the Asia Cup will be in T20 format. The Indian team will start their acting in the Asia Cup on 10 September. Where they will face UAE. After this, Mahamukabala between India and Pakistan will be held on 14 September. At the same time, India will play its last league match against Oman on 19 September. India-Pakistan may be in front of each other thrice in the 2025 Asia Cup. First, both teams will clash in group stage. After this, both teams can face the Super-4 round and in the final.
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