A Índia deve boicotar o Paquistão na Asia Cup! O ex-capitão de Pak pede a “promessa” da BCCI após o fiasco da WCL

An infuriated former Pakistan cricketer has demanded that India promise to boycott all matches against Pakistan in the future in ICC events. His remarks come after the IND vs PAK tie in WCL 2025 on Sunday was called off after multiple India Champions stars pulled out from the clash. Amid uncertainty over India’s participation in the Asia Cup 2025, the ex-Pakistan captain has claimed that the arch-rival shouldn’t play Pakistan in any tournament in the future.

Does Pakistan want India to boycott Asia Cup?

Former Pakistan star Salman Butt took to his YouTube channel demanded the BCCI to make a “promise” that India wouldn’t play Pakistan in the World Cup or in any ICC event. This may also indicate that the Men in Blue boycott matches against their arch-rivals in the Asia Cup 2025 as well, where the two teams are scheduled to lock horns next.

“Now don’t play in the World Cup…don’t play against us in any ICC tournament. Make this a promise. See, we understand that everything has its own place. But now that you are interlinking, don’t play against us at any level or tournament,” Butt claimed.

The match between India and Pakistan in WCL 2025 on Sunday was called off after at least 5 Indian cricketers decided to boycott the game. Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Yusuf and Irfan Pathan decided to skip the game in view of the geopolitical tensions between both countries following the Pahalgam attack. While India has received a green light from the central government to face Pakistan at ICC and other events, barring bilateral series, Pakistan are visibly disappointed with the tie against India being called off in WCL 2025.

The fate of Asia Cup 2025 is yet to be decided, with the BCCI demanding that the ACC meeting be moved out Dhaka.

As per the tentative schedule, the Asia Cup 2025 is expected to be held from September 5 to 21, with the UAE emerging as the likely host. Six teams—India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and the UAE—are expected to feature. The tournament will follow a group stage and Super Fours format, with India and Pakistan likely to face off at least twice, first on September 7 and potentially again on September 14.