New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- As the Indian cricket team prepares for a clash with the Pakistani team in Asia Cup 2023, the Opposition has slammed the Central government and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of playing with the sentiments of the countrymen and those who lost their loved ones in the brutal Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 persons were killed, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of changing its definition of patriotism.

The Central government has, however, defended the move to play the cricket match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025, saying Operation Sindoor and the cricket match were two different issues. Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the opposition to the India Vs Pakistan match was "unf...