The Asia Cup 2025 has journeyed from boycott calls to screenings in movie halls. What began with a loud chorus of dissent—several former cricketers and opposition parties urging India to avoid playing Pakistan in the continental T20 tournament—is now set to culminate with the final being screened across cinemas in the country.

In the lead-up to the Asia Cup, voices advocating a boycott grew louder , particularly given that the two teams were meeting for the first time in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and the cross-border hostilities that followed. However, the Indian government cleared the BCCI to proceed with the matches, emphasising that Indian teams would be allowed to compete against Pakistan in multilateral tournaments, where both countries participate under the jur

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