India, Sept. 14 -- Just a few hours later, Suryakumar Yadav's India and Salman Ali Agha's Pakistan will take the field in a Group A clash of the Men's Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The upcoming T20 match is embroiled in controversy. Boycott campaigns have taken the spotlight in India, and social media is filled with fans expressing their anger and frustration with a cricket match being played against the arch-rival despite the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

Ever since 26 innocent lives were lost in Kashmir, calls are growing in India to boycott Pakistan at all levels possible. Earlier, it was expected that BCCI would boycott the Asia Cup and not play against Pakistan. However, as soon as the schedu...