The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, September 11, refused the expedited listing of a plea for the cancellation of the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 to be played on September 14 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi asked for the necessity of the petition. Lawyers for the petitioners asked to hear the plea on Friday, warning that it would turn infructuous if not heard before the game. Here is what the bench noted as quoted by Daily Mirror Online: “What is the urgency? It's a match, let it be. Match is this Sunday, what can be done? Match is this Sunday? What can we do about that? Let it be. Match should go on,” The plea was made by three law students along with Urvashi Jain, who argued that staging a cricket match against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor would convey a message opposite national pride and public opinion. "Cricket between nations is meant to show harmony and friendship. But after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, when our people died and our soldiers risked everything, playing with Pakistan sent the opposite message that while our soldiers are sacrificing their lives, we are celebrating sports with the same country sheltering terrorists," the plea said. Also Read | 'Abhi Aadhar bhi bheju kya?' - Tendulkar’s Witty Reply in Reddit AMA It further stated that the match would be injurious to the feelings of families of martyrs who were killed in the terror attack and emphasized that national dignity and pride are above entertainment. The petition further asserted that hosting the match would be against national interest and the morale of the military and the nation. The plea also pointed out that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is a 'nation within a nation' and is unperturbed by national issues, tragedies, and the sorrows of the common public. It pointed out that the BCCI is not a National Sports Federation (NSF) as per the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, and requested it to be brought under the ambit of the National Sports Board (NSB). The petitioners cited that repeated operations against terror hubs in Pakistan and persistent intrusion in Kashmir render the holding of the match inappropriate. The SC, however, turned down the plea for an urgent hearing amidst these concerns, permitting the India-Pakistan Asia Cup showdown to proceed as planned. "Our armed forces have been carrying out day & night search operations fighting the infiltrators from Pakistan, our soldiers are sacrificing their lives and citizens too falling prey to the bullets of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists," it said.