The Asia Cup 2025 is all set to commence on September 9, with the UAE hosting it. India will play their first match against the hosts on September 10. The highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan is scheduled on the 14th in Dubai. The geopolitical tensions are still brewing between the two neighbors, with Pakistan even recently breaching the ceasefire at Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch. Even during the World Championship of Legends 2025, India boycotted the group match against Pakistan at Edgbaston. Later, India backed out from the semifinal after they were assigned to face Pakistan. Well, the Asia Cup organizers are positive that such situations can be avoided, and the archrivals are likely to face each other. Subhan Ahmed, CEO of the Emirates Cricket Board, sounded positive even though he can't wave off the possible chances. Ahmed first off all downplayed comparisons between a league and the Asia Cup. Also, he added that necessary permissions are taken from the respective governments. Speaking to The National, Ahmed said, “We can’t make any guarantees, but comparing the Asia Cup against a private event like the WCL is not a like comparison." Read also: Asia Cup 2025 Schedule Announced: India vs Pakistan on Sept 14 He added, “When decisions to play in the Asia Cup are taken, government permissions are taken in advance. That has definitely been done before arriving at the decision of announcing the schedule for the countries. So hopefully we won’t be in a situation as there was at the WCL." Notably, the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format, being looked at as the preparatory phase for the coming T20 World Cup. For both India and Pakistan, the last time these two played a T20I match against each other was on June 9, 2024, during the 2024 T20 World Cup. In the 2025 Asia Cup, eight teams are participating, being divided into two groups. India and Pakistan are aligned in group A along with Oman and the UAE. It will be very unusual if Pakistan and India don't qualify for the Super four. If it happens, the two teams are supposed to meet three times if they reach the final too.