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"Our Soldiers Don't Return But We Play Cricket": Harbhajan Singh Blasts BCCI's Asia Cup Stance
Harbhajan Singh urges India to boycott the Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2025, citing recent terror attacks and soldier sacrifices as reasons to prioritize national security over cricket.
- Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh criticized the BCCI for scheduling India-Pakistan matches in the Asia Cup 2025, set to start September 9 in the UAE with their group match on September 14 in Dubai.
- Harbhajan and others urged boycott calls due to ongoing border fighting, recent Pahalgam terror attacks, and sustained tensions between India and Pakistan, reflecting similar government stances against normalizing relations.
- Harbhajan argued that cricket is insignificant compared to soldiers' sacrifices on the border, saying, "blood and sweat cannot co-exist" and questioned the need to engage Pakistan in sport amid conflict.
- Basit Ali predicted a heavy defeat for Pakistan in the Asia Cup and expressed hope that India refuses to play Pakistan as it did in the World Championships of Legends, reflecting heightened competitive and political tensions.
- The repeated India-Pakistan fixture amid unresolved conflicts implies continued political sensitivity around sport, with Harbhajan emphasizing national interest over games and media refraining from promoting cricket diplomacy.
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Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has called on the national team to boycott their scheduled match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, insisting that the country’s larger issues with its neighbour must take precedence over sport. Drawing on the old sentiment that “water and blood can’t flow together”, he stressed that until matters such as cross-border ter*or*sm and att@cks on Indian soldiers are resolved, cricket should not be a priorit…
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