Former batsman Manoj Tiwari has expressed concern about the India-Pakistan struggle in the Asia Cup 2025 after Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The twist said that the match between the two neighbors would be despite the recent loss of innocent life, saying that the value of human life is zero.
India will launch its Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a match against UAE in Dubai on 10 September. He will go to Pakistan in Dubai on 14 September. The team will conclude their group stage fixtures against Oman in Abu Dhabi on 19 September.
In particular, the schedule has shook the discussion, especially former Indian players boycotted the game against Pakistan in the World Championship legends due to ongoing bilateral tensions.
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The value of human life is zero – India -Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Clash Manoj Tiwari
The Sports Ministry of India confirmed that the Asia Cup will be according to the struggle program against Pakistan, while a bilateral series would continue to be banned.
Manoj Tiwari said that he was surprised that the match was happening after the Pahalgam attack. He emphasized that human life should be more than sports and said that he has no intention of watching the game.
“I am a little surprised that this match is going to take place … after the Pahalgam attack, in which so many innocent citizens were killed, and then after the war, there were a lot of things going on that this time we would give an answer,” the twivity told Annie.
“Despite this, after a few months, everything has been forgotten … I am difficult to believe that it is a match, that the value of human life can be zero. What they want to achieve by playing with Pakistan? … The value of human life should be more than the game … There is no question for me at all … the match at all …” He said.
Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal Asia Cup left from 2025 squad
The squads for the Asia Cup 2025 starting on 9 September have been finalized by India and Pakistan. India announced Captain Suryakumar Yadav, vice-captain Shubman Gill and chief selector Ajit Aggarkar during a press conference on Tuesday.
The selectors opted to release Shreyas Iyer and Yashsvi Jaiswal with the main lineup despite their impressive performance in IPL 2025. Jaiswal was nominated in Bhandar, along with Washington Sundar, Ryan Parag, Prasad Krishna and Dhruv Jurall.
Meanwhile, Pakistan left senior players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from their squad. India and Pakistan can face each other three times in the tournament if they qualify for the final.
Two qualified candidates are not able to make it for the team – Manoj Tiwari
Manoj Tiwari shared his views on the omission of Shreyas Iyer and Yashsvi Jaiswal from the Asia Cup squad. Tiwary said that the selection process should be conducted transparently so that fan understands the decisions.
“Two qualified candidates, Shreyas Iyer and Yashsvi Jiswal, have not been able to make it in the team … If you watch the old videos of Gautam Gambhir, he said that Yashasvi Jaiswal is a player who we can’t think of keeping him out of T20,” Tiwari said.
“Now that he is a coach himself, there is no place for Shreyas Iyer in the team. Shreyas Iyer’s performance is best if you see last year … It’s an eye opening that he did not get a place in T20 … The selection process should be made live so that sports lovers should know who is chosen and why,” he said.
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