Now the cricket between these two has started to fade. An example of this was seen in the ongoing Asia Cup cricket.
What you should know
Cricket between India and Pakistan is not really like it used to be. Once upon a time, when these two neighboring teams met on the cricket field, there was a sensation all around.
There was a higher level of cricket, excellent batting and bowling could be seen. Now the cricket between these two has started to fade. An example of this was seen in the ongoing Asia Cup cricket.
India easily beat Pakistan by 7 wickets. Recently, Pakistan's cricket has stopped presenting such a challenge to India. That is why it has lost its natural luster to a large extent. In such a situation, now perhaps when India and Pakistan enter the cricket field, the slogan of boycott has also started to weaken. Pakistan, who batted first in that match of the Asia Cup, stopped at 127 runs.
Then India won by using only 15.5 overs. India never looked under pressure. What is more unfortunate is that even when two opposing teams entered the field, the sensation created by it could not be seen this time. Some media discussed Shubman Gill vs Shahid Shah Afridi and some others discussed Pakistani spinner vs Indian spinner. But no one took it seriously. Instead of
, the news before the game became that, in which the Indian team was suggested, it is better not to play cricket against Pakistan. This match took place in the background of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India. When the match was over, everyone said the same thing, India's victory was just a 'routine win'. Not only in this game, when the Pakistani team faced India, its performance has started to weaken both with the bat and the ball.
That's why the Dubai cricket ground was not filled with people who came to watch this match in Dubai. The capacity of this cricket stadium was 25,000 and a quarter of the seats were empty. Ticket sales were also slow. In the end, not all tickets were sold. At other times, supporters of both teams would travel to Dubai to watch similar matches. This time, this trend was not seen much. It happens rather than not.
among all these false events became news. That was the main news. Even during the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Agha. Even after the match was over, the Indian players did not want to shake hands with the Pakistani players. On both occasions, such harmony was mandatory. In return, the Pakistani captain did not come to the post-match conference.
Many are criticizing the Indian captain and players for this trend. The Pakistani side has already formally complained about it. They want someone to be punished. Pakistan coach Mike Hesson has also expressed his disappointment. Suryakumar has tried to answer it. He said, 'Some things are higher than the game.'
What sports pundits have started to believe is that the level of Pakistani cricket has really declined. That too especially when facing India. Like, from the Champions Trophy in 2024 to the Twenty20 World Cup in the same year and the ODI World Cup in 2023, Pakistan failed to present the expected challenge to India in all these. Again, within Pakistan's domestic cricket, there is nothing more than disputes and accusations.
