India, Sept. 14 -- The day is finally here. India and Pakistan will be squaring off in the Group A encounter of the 2025 Asia Cup on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. There is a lot of chatter on social media about the contest, and several fans in India continue to speak about boycotting the game because of what happened in Pahalgam earlier this year. A terror attack in Kashmir killed 26 tourists, and this led to India launching Operation Sindoor, targeting the terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Amid this volatile backdrop, the two teams will take the field, and it remains to be seen whether bad blood spills over onto the pitch. On paper, India are the better team and Suryakumar Yadav's side will st...