Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has come out in help of the India-Pakistan conflict on the Asia Cup. Ganguly — who has additionally beforehand served as BCCI president — acknowledged that whereas India should take a robust stance in opposition to terrorism, sport should proceed.
Chatting with information company ANI, Ganguly stated, “I’m okay. The game should go on. On the similar time, Pahalgam shouldn’t occur, however the sport should go on. Terrorism should not occur; it must be stopped. India took a robust stance in the direction of terrorism… Sport must be performed.”
The event is all set to start on 9 September and can finish with the ultimate on 28 September. Whereas India are the official hosts of the Asia Cup, the T20 occasion might be held within the UAE as a part of the settlement between India and Pakistan to play their multilateral matches at impartial venues.
India and Pakistan are in the identical group on the Asia Cup together with UAE and Oman. In the meantime, Group B consists of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
The 2 groups being in the identical group means they’ll conflict a minimum of twice within the event — as soon as within the group stage and once more within the Tremendous 4s. A 3rd face-off can also be attainable if each groups qualify for the ultimate.
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Notably, the choice to play between India and Pakistan on the Asia Cup got here shortly after a World Championship of Legends match between India Champions and Pakistan Champions was referred to as off after some India gamers refused to take part within the contest.
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan had additionally posted a public assertion on why he wouldn’t characteristic within the contest, stating, “Jo kadam 11 Could ko liya, uspe aaj bhi waise hello khada hoon. Mera desh mere liye sab kuch hai, aur desh se badhkar kuch nahi hota. (I stand by the choice I took on Could 11. My nation is all the things for me and nothing is greater than the nation)”
In the meantime, ACC Chairman and Pakistan Cricket Board President Mohsin Naqvi introduced the dates for the multilateral event earlier within the month in a put up on X. He wrote, “This 12 months marks yet one more milestone in ACC’s journey… This might be Asia Cup at its most interesting,”
