The Asia Cup may begin in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 5. The tournament will be played on September 21. The first match between India and Pakistan will be played on September 7 in the Asia Cup under the Group Stage and Super-4 format. If both teams arrive in Super-4, their second match may be on September 14. The claim was made in the Times of India report.
Earlier, India was organizing the Asia Cup. According to media reports, UAE has been asked to organize a tournament due to tensions between India and Pakistan. 6 teams will participate in this 17 -day tournament.
The Asian Cricket Council has also announced the next 3 Asia Cup cycle. The tournament will be played in ODI format in Pakistan in 2027. Bangladesh will be organized in 2029 and Sri Lanka in 2031.
BCCI approved The Indian Cricket Control Board (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have almost approved the governments for playing the tournament. Official broadcaster of the tournament Sony Sports has also released a promotional poster.
Learn about the Asia Cup 2025
- The tournament will be played in T20 formats and teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and UAE will participate.
- No official decision has been made yet, but the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is expected to make a decision this week.
- The ACC can announce the tournament schedule in the next 2-3 days.
- This time India has been made host country, but for security reasons, there is talk of holding the tournament on a neutral site (UAE).
Tensions between India and Pakistan following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam Operation Sindur was launched by India on May 6-7 following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April. 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam attack. Operation Sindur is still ongoing. Political relations between the two countries are bad. In this case, the possibility of coming to India for Pakistan Asia Cup is over. In this case, the ACC is planning to hold a tournament in the UAE.
India won the Asia Cup 8 times The Asia Cup started in 1984. The tournament has been played 16 times so far. India has won the highest number 8 times. Sri Lanka has won the tournament 6 times and Pakistan 2 times.
Team India matches were played on the Neutral Venue in the Champions Trophy Team India did not go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy held in February this year. All India matches were held in the UAE, not only, a semifinal and final were also held in the UAE. India won the title by beating New Zealand in the final.
Women ODI World Cup on Hybrid Model The Women's ODI World Cup is being played on the Hybrid model in October. All Pakistan matches will be held in Sri Lanka. Indo-Pakistan women teams will face each other in the league in this tournament. At the same time, in the T20 World Cup in England in 2026, Indian women and Pakistan women teams will clash during the league.
Bilateral series closed after the Mumbai attack The bilateral series between India and Pakistan has been closed since the 2008 Mumbai attack. Now both teams face each other only in the ICC and ACC tournament. In such a case, whenever there is a India-Pakistan match, cricket fans from around the world have the eyes of the match. In this case, organizers and broadcasters make maximum earnings from the Indo-Pakistan match.
- Team India last traveled to Pakistan in 2008: Team India last traveled to Pakistan in 2008. The Indian team won the 3 Test match series 1-0. There were 2 matches of this series.
- Pakistan came to India to play a bilateral series in 2013: Pakistan last visited India in 2012-13. A bilateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 T20 matches was played in that tour. Pakistan won the ODI Series 2-1, while the T20 series remained equal to 1-1.
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