India are set to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup today in Dubai amid the boycott calls all over the country. Not many are in favour of the match happening after what happened earlier this year in Pahalgam. But the BCCI and the Indian government have time and again reiterated the fact that sports will go ahead with Pakistan only in the multilateral events, while they have been banned from playing in bilaterals. However, 39 years ago, India had boycotted the Asia Cup entirely, but the reason was not Pakistan then.
