The True Worth of Life: Former India Star’s Candid Opinion on Asia Cup 2025 Clash vs Pakistan
orangeevaPosted on August 23, 2025 by Eva
23
Aug
The Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates. Team India will start its campaign on September 10, facing the host nation, UAE, in Dubai. One of the most highly anticipated and controversial—matches, India versus Pakistan, is scheduled for September 14.
After the tragic Pahalgam terror attack in April, which claimed the lives of several innocent Indian tourists, there have been calls to boycott the clash against Pakistan. Despite earlier concerns that tensions between the two nations might lead to the tournament’s cancellation, the Asian Cricket Council has officially approved the Asia Cup.
Controversy Surrounds India-Pakistan Asia Cup Match Amid Selection Snubs
Reacting to the statement, former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary expressed his disappointment, saying the “value of human life is zero.”
“Asia Cup 2025: I am a little surprised that this match is going to happen… After the Pahalgam attack, where many innocent civilians were killed, and the war that followed, there was talk of giving a befitting reply,” Tiwary told ANI. “Despite this, after a few months, everything has been forgotten. I find it hard to believe that this match is happening, that the value of a human life can be zero. What do they want to achieve by playing with Pakistan?… The value of a human life should be more than sports. There is no question of me watching the match at all,” he added.
Team India for the Asia Cup 2025 was announced on Tuesday, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav leading the squad and Shubman Gill as his deputy. Several major names were absent from the squad.
Commenting on the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tiwary said, “Two deserving candidates, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal, have not been able to make it to the team. If you see old videos of Gautam Gambhir, he had said that Yashasvi Jaiswal is such a player that we cannot think of keeping him out of T20s.”
“Now that he himself is the coach, there is no place for Shreyas Iyer in the team. Shreyas Iyer’s performance has been excellent over the past year. It’s eye-opening that he didn’t get a place in the T20 squad. The selection process should be made live so that sports lovers know who has been selected and why,” he added.
Sign Up Fast For E2bet77 And Enjoy A Free Bonus On Your First Registration
Subscribe to my newsletter
Read articles from orangeeva directly inside your inbox. Subscribe to the newsletter, and don't miss out.
Written by