Cancel Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, plea in SC

A plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought the cancellation of the cricket match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup.

The petition, filed by four law students led by Urvashi Jain, said organising a cricket match with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, sent a message inconsistent with national dignity and public sentiment.

India and Pakistan meet on



September 14 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium for the 2025 Asia Cup.

“Cricket between nations is meant to show harmony and friendship. But after the Phalagam Terror Attack and Operation Sindoor, when our people died and our soldiers risked everything, playing with Pakistan sent the opposite message that while our soldiers sacrificed their lives, we are celebrating sports with the same country sheltering terrorists (sic),” the plea said.