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The Men’s Asia Cup is knocking the doors with the eight-team tournament is set to commence on September 9 2025. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan could face three times if both teams advance to the Super 4 stage and then the final. Pakistan and India are both in Group A. The Dubai International Stadium will host the group stage game on September 14. The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) made it clear ahead of the highly anticipated match that there is no risk involved stating that the Asia Cup cannot be compared to a competition such as the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. BCCI faces boycott calls over India-Pakistan matches In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor the BCCI has been in the middle of a major controversy ever since the tournament schedule was revealed. There are increasing calls for the Indian board to boycott the matches against Pakistan. Following the announcement of the WCL 2025 match between the Indian and Pakistani champions former Indian players recently faced a great deal of criticism. Shikhar Dhawan Irfan Pathan Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh withdrew from the competition as a result of the social media chatter. In the end the game had to be canceled by the organizers. Pakistan qualified directly for the final after the Indian champions declined to play them in the semi-final. They ultimately lost to the South African champions who were captained by AB de Villiers. While I cannot give a formal guarantee there is no risk of Pakistan and India not playing. The Asia Cup cannot be compared to private tournaments like the World Championship of Legends where India refused to play against Pakistan in both the league stage and semi-final the ECB COO Subhan Ahmed said Mens Asia Cup schedule announced The Mens Asia Cup schedule has been announced. The tournament will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to September 28. On September 10 India will play its first game against the United Arab Emirates. On September 28 the final will take place at the Dubai International Stadium. India Pakistan the United Arab Emirates and Oman are in Group A while Bangladesh Afghanistan Hong Kong and Sri Lanka are in Group B.