“ We cannot forget Pahalgam ”: Virender Sehwag in fire for the promotion of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Clash | Cricket news

New Delhi: With only a few days for the long -awaited Asia Cup 2025, the tournament has already found itself in the center of the controversy. Sony Sports Network, the official broadcast partner, has published a promotional video to strengthen the excitement for the event, but ended up facing serious fans on social networks. The trigger was their India VS Pakistan promotion, which highlighted the shocked shock scheduled for September 14.The advertisement featured Captain T20i of India Suryakumar Yadav, the pace of Pakistan to the spearhead of Shaheen Afridi and the legendary Indian drummer Virender Sehwag.

While the intention was to trigger anticipation before the high tension meeting between the rivals of the arc, it rather triggered indignation online. Fans have strongly criticized the diffuser to focus on rivalry in India-Pakistan at a time of increased emotions following the terrorist attack on April 23, which cost 26 civilians.Several users have called for a boycott of the Asian Cup, while others specifically urged a boycott from Sony Sports Network. The BCCI and Sehwag also aroused strong criticism of fans sections for their association with the promotional campaign. The anger reflects the sensitive backdrop in which the tournament should be played, cricket between India and Pakistan continues to remain a very polarizing problem.In the middle of the storm, the cricket side of the Asian Cup has a significant plot.

The 2025 edition will be the first major multi -nation tournament in India without the pillars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who both retired from T20is earlier this year after guiding India to consecutive ICC titles – the T20 2024 World Cup and the Champions 2025 trophy. Their absence marks the start of a new chapter, with Suryakumar Yadav.India has been drawn in group A, which also includes Oman, hosts the water and rivals of Pakistan. Group B consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. India will launch their campaign against water on September 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The very discreet confrontation against Pakistan will take place on September 14 in the same place, while their last group match against Oman is scheduled for September 19 in Abu Dhabi.