Asia cup 2025 Pakistan Pulls Out: Discussion about Asia Cup 2025 is intensified. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) recently released a schedule for the tournament. The Asia Cup of Cricket will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s hockey team has decided to withdraw the name from Hockey Asia Cup 2025 to be hosted in India.
According to a report published on Sportstar’s website, a Hockey India official told him that Pakistan’s hockey team will not participate in the Asia Cup to be played in Rajgir, Bihar, India. The report further stated that the Indian government is keen to give visas to Pakistani players.
Security reasons were given to ASIA CUP 2025)
The report quoted an official of Hockey India as saying that the Pakistan Hockey Federation has refused to come to India due to security reasons.
Further, the source was quoted as saying, “Actually, Pakistan Hockey Federation wrote a letter to the Asian Hockey Federation on Wednesday that they would not take part in the Asia Cup due to security reasons. We have invited Bangladesh.”
Important Asia Cup for 2026 World Cup
Let us tell you that the team that won the Hockey Asia Cup title will directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup which will be played in the Netherlands and Belgium. At the same time, teams living on the top-5 in the Asia Cup will play the clearance for the 2026 World Cup.
When will Hockey Asia Cup be?
Significantly, Hockey Asia Cup 2025 will be played in Rajgir, Bihar, India. The tournament will be played from 29 August to 07 September. The Indian team will tour Australia before the tournament, where a total of 4 matches will be played between India and Australia from August 15 to 21. This can prove to be a good practice for the Asia Cup for Team India.
