Just a few weeks ago, when the Indian veterans refused to play with the Pakistan team in the World Championship of Legends. Suresh Raina was also included in that team. Now the Asia Cup 2025’s India-Pakistan match has created a boom due to the demand for boycott and cancellation. In the midst of this ruckus, former cricketer Suresh Raina gave that reason, due to which Team India has to play matches with Pakistan under compulsion in the Asia Cup. He even claimed that no player of Team India wants to play with Pakistan.

Suresh Raina told Aaj Tak that the Asia Cup match has been approved by the Government of India. At the same time, BCCI has also been saying that no bilateral series will be played with Pakistan. Raina said, “As far as we were concerned, it was a private series (WCL 2025), in which all the legendary players were playing. He did not come under the series BCCI. Due to this we were able to decide not to play against Pakistan.

No Indian player wants to play with Pakistan …

Suresh Raina claimed a huge claim saying, “I know very well that if the players of the Asia Cup Indian team are asked personally, no one plays in the Asia Cup. It is a compulsion for the players as the BCCI has approved it and it is also the ACC tournament.”

I grieve…

Suresh Raina also said that Team India has to play with Pakistan, he is sad about this. He claimed for the second time in this conversation that if any Indian player was asked, he would refuse to play with Pakistan.

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Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that the Indian team can easily beat Pakistan on 14 September. India vs Pakistan Asia Cup is given a place in the biggest matches in the sports world, but their previous few collisions have been unilaterally. Discussing a Pakistani news channel, Akhtar said that for the first time after the war, there will be an Indo-Pak match, so emotions are at its peak. When someone told Akhtar (Shoaib Akhtar on Ind vs Pak Match) that all the tickets for the match were not sold, this news shocked the Pakistani veteran.

During a conversation with Pakistani channel PTV Sports, Shoaib Akhtar said, “Emotions are very intense. Cricket match is happening between India and Pakistan for the first time after war (Operation Sindoor). Think, this match cannot be houseful. Someone told me that all the tickets have not been sold, I asked what are you saying? Everything has been sold, these are just external rumors. “

Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as Rawalpindi Express, also admitted that it would be very difficult to beat Team India. There is no doubt that the Indian team will try to drop Pakistan down in a moment. Akhtar admitted that winning the Asia Cup match against India will be a very difficult task for the Pak team.

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Shoaib Akhtar said that he would hold the new ball in Hasan Ali’s hand. That Hasan Ali, who did not even find a place in the playing XI against Oman. Still Akhtar said, “If I had been, Hasan Ali would have given a new ball, because he has bowled in such a situation. The Pak team will have to try to bring Team India under pressure in the first 4 overs.”

He also told that he wants to see Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi attacking in the beginning. According to him, Haris Rauf should be entrusted with the responsibility of middle overs.

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In the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan are going to have a ‘Mahabhodhanta’ on 14 September. This will be a total of 19th time when India and Pakistan will face face to face in the Asia Cup. Even before the match, Pak captain Salman Aga’s words have started deteriorating. He described the poor performance of the Pakistan team by 2023-2025 as unfortunate and claimed that this would not happen further. At the same time, he has given an open warning to Team India.

Salman Aga made it clear in a press conference that this is not the team, which was captained by Babar Azam. His goal is not only to win against India but also to win the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy. He clearly said that he wants to get back the lost legacy of the Pakistan team.

Open warning to Team India

Pakistan team captain Salman Aga said clearly that the performance of Pakistan team has been very bad in the last 2 years. His team has come back to get back the lost legacy and wants to raise the heads of all the countrymen with pride. He has warned Team India through a message to his team. He warned the players of the Pak team that if they did not show a good game against India and other teams, then the trust of fans on them may be less.

He further said, “It is very important that we play high level of cricket, so that the coming generations should try to show good games, because other teams have already gone far ahead.”

Salman Agha’s captaincy record

Salman Aga was appointed the captain of Pakistan’s T20 team in March 2025. Under his captaincy, the Pak team has registered only 12 wins in 22 T20 matches, but their under Pakistan have lost only 2 T20 series. Salman is going to captain the Pakistan team in a big tournament for the first time.

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