Know who will take the final decision amid the Asia Cup controversy

There is uproar over the schedule of the India-Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2025. In this tournament which is going to be held in September this year, the India-Pakistan match is scheduled for September 14. But as soon as this schedule was announced, there was a flood of criticism on social media and demands started coming from the government to stop this match.

Uproar over the schedule of the India-Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2025

But in such a situation the question arises whether the Government of India or the Sports Ministry can stop this match? In fact, in April this year, Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 people in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. After this painful incident, military tension between India and Pakistan also increased.

In such an environment, it is natural for questions to be raised on the India-Pakistan cricket match. But the truth is that the Sports Ministry cannot directly interfere in this.

Government of India or the Sports Ministry can stop this match?

The Sports Ministry told news agency PTI, "At present, BCCI does not come under the direct control of the Sports Ministry because the 'National Sports Governance Bill' has not been passed yet. Therefore, the ministry has no official role, but we will see how BCCI reacts to public sentiments."

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This clearly means that BCCI is an autonomous body and is free to take its own decisions without interference from the government. However, if the sentiment of protest increases across the country, then there can definitely be indirect pressure on BCCI.

Questions to be raised on the India-Pakistan cricket match

The Asia Cup is not an ICC tournament, but it is organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). At present, the command of ACC is with the head of Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi.

India and Pakistan teams will face each other in the Asia Cup on September 14. If both teams move forward, then two more matches can be held. Broadcasters (TV channels) are expected to earn crores of rupees from these matches, as the advertising rates for these matches are the highest.

Broadcasters are expected to earn crores from these matches

Sony Network has bought broadcasting rights from ACC for 170 million dollars for 8 years. If India-Pakistan matches do not take place, the channel will suffer huge losses, which will also reduce the income of the rest of the ACC member countries. This will not affect BCCI much, but smaller countries will be affected.

Tournament is to be held in UAE

While the Asia Cup is to be held in UAE from 9 September to 28 September. This tournament will be played in T20 format, which has been decided as part of the preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Summary

Four teams have been placed in different groups. Meanwhile India and Pakistan were in the same group. Group-A has the teams of India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman. Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.

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