ACC Confirms Asia Cup 2025 Venue: The Asia Cup 2025 is going to start from 9 September. India-Pakistan are also going to face face to face in this biggest cricket tournament in Asia. The Asia Cup schedule has been released a few days ago. In this, the match between India and Pakistan has been kept on 14 September. Now the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has also confirmed the venue after the schedule. All the matches of the Asia Cup will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There were already speculations about getting the Asia Cup in UAE, but now the announcement of ACC has approved this.

Where will the match between India and Pakistan?

There is a lot of controversy between India and Pakistan over the match to be held on 14 September. Meanwhile, the ACC has also released the venue of this match. This match between India and Pakistan will be played in Dubai at 6 pm. At the same time, India will play its first match of this tournament against UAE in Dubai on September 10.

#Accmensasiacup2025 Confirmed to be hosted in Dubai and Abu Dhabi!

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– Asiancricketcouncil August 2, 2025

Controversy over India-Pakistan match

In the Asia Cup 2025, there is a discussion in the entire country about the match between India and Pakistan. In the World Championship of Legends, India’s legendary players refused to play against the Pakistan team, after which cricket fans are now divided on two sides. A class wants India not to play in the Asia Cup against Pakistan. At the same time, some people are ready to play with Pakistan, because not playing can bring India down in the ICC rankings, which will benefit Pakistan in the Olympics and Pakistan will qualify in Olympics 2028.

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Right now there is a debate over the Asia Cup across the country, most of the fans are unhappy with the match against Pakistan. People are also taking out their anger on social media, they are also criticizing BCCI for this. Actually, both teams are included in the same group of Asia Cup and there may be a total of 3 matches between the two in September.

After the Pahalgam attack, it was believed that the BCCI could withdraw the name from the Asia Cup 2025, after which the tournament could also be postponed. But this did not happen, the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) has announced the official schedule. September 14 is India vs Pakistan match. After this, the anger of the people increased further.

Fans respond to joining a group of Ind vs Pak in Asia Cup

On April 22, 26 people were killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the wires of the terrorists were associated with Pakistan. From then on, the demand started to arise that we should not play with Pakistan even in the ICC tournament or multitem tournament, while the bilateral series is already closed. But despite this, people are angry with the schedule of India and Pakistan match.

Sports and terrorism cannot run together.

If the cuckrate match is played between India and Pakistan in September 2025, then this is the 26 Indians killed by Pakistan in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir #Insult will be.

Give any reason that is above the country, which is necessary to play with the blessings!
#Indvspak, pic.twitter.com/p1euipr9at

– Gagan Pratap (@gaganpratapmath) July 28, 2025

Pahalgam-Pulwama forgets as soon as the money beaten by patriotic drums.

If you have power, then show India-Pak match and show Jai Shah!#Indvspak #Asiacup2025#Kingdom #KingDomTrailer pic.twitter.com/GSGAAN5ZIW

– Akki Sehra (@Akkisehra) July 26, 2025

Shame on #BCCI
Boycott ind vs pak match. In asia cup. #Asiacup2025 pic.twitter.com/tpe2kauked

– Pankaj Thakur (@pankaj737563962) July 26, 2025

Team India Shouldn’T Play Cricket Against Pakistan!#Asiacup2025 #Cricket #Indvspak #Pahalgamterrorattack #Teamindia #Jaddu #Jadeja #Indivspakistan pic.twitter.com/nkjhyahmag

– Sightless Speaks (@Kumar_nan2) July 28, 2025

Has a cricket match grew up with the sacrifice of our martyrs? Veer Saput was martyred in Pahalgam and we watch the match of ‘India vs Pakistan’?

The country which has terror is terror, exclude it not only from sports but also from the world.

Are we united in Asia cup #Indvspak No boycott of the match… pic.twitter.com/4fiuowdh2g

– kamlesh dabhhi (@kamleshdabhhi) July 26, 2025

“BCCI “‘s eyes are ashamed that it is over. The Pahalgam attack has not been yet long. #Asiacup2025 #Indvspak #boycottindiapakmatch pic.twitter.com/bbxtqwrghe

– Amit Baghel (@Amitbag77469682) July 26, 2025

Asia Cup will be played in UAE from 9 to 28 September

The Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from 9 to 28 September. In this tournament played in T20 format, 8 teams are divided into 2 groups. Group A along with India and Pakistan has Oman and UAE. Group B stars Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. After the group stage, the top 2 teams of both groups will play in Super 4 in the points table, the remaining 4 teams will be out. In Super 4 also, there can be a match between India and Pakistan. In this, there will be a final clash between the top 2 teams.

India and Pakistan cricket teams are included in the same group in the Asia Cup. Its schedule has been released and the match between India Pakistan will be played on 14 September. Fans were already expressing their displeasure towards the board about this, criticizing why Pakistan was being matching. Meanwhile, a big statement of Sourav Ganguly has also come, which has further instigated some fans. His statement is being criticized on social media.

Talking to ANI, Sourav Ganguly said when India and Pakistan join the same group in the Asia Cup, “I have no problem. The game should be done. What happened in Pahalgam should not be there but the game should continue. The game should continue. Terrorism should not be stopped, it should not be stopped. India has taken a strong stand towards terrorism.”

#Watch Kolkata: on India-Pakistan Placed in the Same Group in the Asia Cup, Former Indian Cricketer Saurav Ganguly Says, “I am okay. The sport must go on. Go on. Terrorism Must Not Happen; pic.twitter.com/QRS17KokRN

– ANI (@ani) July 27, 2025

Fans furious with Sourav Ganguly’s statement

On April 22, 2025, there was a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, whose wires were associated with Pakistan. After this, there was anger across the country, the army also avenged it and laid a revenge on terrorist bases in Pakistan. Recently in the World Championship of Legends, former India cricketers refused to play the match with Pakistan after criticizing the match and the match had to be canceled. Now after joining the same group of both teams in the Asia Cup, the anger of the fans has increased once again. In such a situation, this statement of Sourav Ganguly worked as ghee in the fire.

Not at all accepTable.

How can a person play with that who have killed his family members?

– Pranav Mahajan (@Pranavmahajan) July 27, 2025

Then why people were Abusing Neeraj Chopra?

– Amock_ (@Amockx2022) July 27, 2025

Now this Saurabh Ganguly has also started favoring Pakistanis.

– rajan mishra (@Therajanmishr) July 27, 2025

Wasn’t expecting this from Ganguly!

– Aaraynsh (@Aaraynsh) July 27, 2025

Asia Cup 2025 Groups

• Group A- India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
• Group B- Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong.

The first match of the Asia Cup will be played on 9 September between Afghanistan and Hong Kong. India’s first match will be with the UAE on 10 September. The match between India and Pakistan will be played on 14 September. Group stage matches will be played by September 19, Super 4 stage matches will start from 20th. The final match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played on 28 September.