India, Aug. 19 -- Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav announced India's 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday. There were several selection calls that raised a few eyebrows; however, there was also one awkward moment where both Agarkar and Suryakumar Yadav looked clueless, and it had nothing to do with the team they picked for the eight-team tournament. Towards the end of the press conference, a reporter asked a pointed question about India deciding to play against Pakistan in the tournament despite the current social-political climate.

Ever since the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir earlier this year, several people in India urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to c...