By Admin 
There is good news for fans eagerly waiting for India vs Pakistan cricket match. In the Cricket Asia Cup 2025, both teams can join the same group. Sources told India Today that Team India and Pakistan cricket team can be kept in the same group. BCCI officials participated virtually in the annual general meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) held in Dhaka on Thursday.
Sources told India Today that, “BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla, Asian Cricket Council President and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will hold a meeting in the tournament in a few days to finalize the venue and schedule of matches.”
Speaking to CNN News18, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia said, “The announcement will be made in a few days about the Cricket Asia Cup. Vice President Rajiv Shukla ji participated in the ICC meeting, he will inform other members.”
Where will the Asia Cup 2025 be played?
News18 quoted the source as saying that UAE will host the Asia Cup. The source said, “The BCCI will host the Asia Cup in the UAE. The Indian team will play all their matches in Dubai. The schedule is currently under discussion.”
India and Pakistan in the same group of Asia Cup?
The tension between India and Pakistan increased further since the Pahalgam attack, after which the clouds of crisis on the Asia Cup were started. Earlier there was news that Team India can decide not to play in it. But now it seems that the obstacles have been removed due to this. Anyway, both teams play only in a big event like ICC tournament or Asia Cup.
It was also reported that the BCCI has demanded that the Indian team should not be kept in a group with Pakistan in the upcoming tournament. It is now reported that in the Asia Cup 2025, India and Pakistan can be kept in the same group.
These 8 teams will play in Cricket Asia Cup 2025
The Men Asia Cup to be held in 2025 will be the 17th edition of the tournament. It is expected to be organized from 5 to 21 September, although its schedule has not been finalized yet. It will be played in T20 format and according to the report all the matches will be in UAE. A total of 8 teams will participate in it.
- India
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- UAE
- Oman
- Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 format
8 teams will be divided into a group of 4-4. According to the report, India and Pakistan teams will join the same group, if this happens, then a match between the two will be confirmed. The top 2 teams of each group will qualify for the Super 4 stage and the remaining 2 teams will be out. Super 4 top 2 teams will have a final match.