Indian Premier League franchise, Punjab Kings, occurred with a singular action to boycott Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. Whenever a cricket match is organised between India and Pakistan, there is usually a immense excitement around the contest. This is not just the competition between two teams but also the political affairs between the India and Pakistan that make it a high-risk event. As India will play against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 on 14th September 2025, however, opinions are divided over the match, some advising that Indian team led by Suryakumar Yadav shouldn’t have told yes to to playing against Pakistan who is known to sheltering terrorists. Among lot of informal, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings occurred with a singular action to boycott Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
Just few days before the high-risk encounter between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup, Indian Premier League franchise, Punjab Kings shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) where they shared a graphic for India’s next match India vs Pakistan which will on September 14, without describing the team from across the border.
This post by Punjab Kings attracted significant notice, forcing the Punjab Kings to put out of action the comments section on X (formerly Twitter).
A plea earlier was filled in the Supreme Court of India, petitioning for revocation of the India vs Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2025 but the judges of Supreme Court of India rejected to list it as an urgent matter.
The plea states “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 petitioners added, “It can also hurt the sentiments of the families of the victims who lost their lives in the hand of the Pakistani terrorist. The dignity of the nation and the security of citizens come before entertainment.”
The plea told a cricket match between the two countries was “detrimental to the national interests” and morale of the armed forces and the nation as a whole.
