Team India is set to lock horns with Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 on September 14. Ahead of the scheduled clash, former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said that the decision on whether India should play against Pakistan should be left to the government.

"I feel that it should be left to the government to decide, but at the same time, it should not be selective. If they are not playing cricket between India and Pakistan, they should not be playing any other sport as well," Bhutia said.

Further, he also urged the Indian government to take a decision across all the sports that are played between the two countries, and not just cricket.