Raveena Tandon, Suniel Shetty and other celebs react to India vs Pakistan match amid Pahalgam attack

Raveena Tandon and Suniel Shetty react to India vs Pakistan match

Bollywood celebrities, including Raveena Tandon, Suniel Shetty and others, have recently reacted to today’s Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan, just over four months after the Pahalgam attack. The match is scheduled to be held on Sunday night in Dubai.

Raveena has recently joined the social media users who have demanded to "boycott" the India vs Pakistan 2025 match. However, the actress also shared her hopes that Team India at least honours the terror victims of the Pahalgam attack with black bands ahead of the match.

Raveena took to her X (formerly Twitter) account and wrote, “So ok the match is on. I hope our team plays with black bands on and takes a knee. Before taking victory.”

So ok the match is on. I hope our team plays with black bands on and takes a knee . Before taking victory .

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) September 14, 2025

Alongside the piece, she wrote, “Hope the team wears black bands and takes a knee. A minutes silence for the fallen. And then take a victory. @indiancricketteam #bcci.”

While Raveena Tandon asks cricketers to honour the victim, Suniel Shetty and Zayed Khan defended the BCCI, suggesting that it's not in their hands to decline playing with Pakistan.

Suniel Shetty

While talking to the press, Suniel Shetty shared, “You cannot blame cricketers for playing because they are sportsmen; they are expected to represent the country. I think that's a call we have to take. If I'm not going to see it, I'm not going to see it. It's for you to decide what each one of you wants to do. It's not in BCCI's hands. It's a world sporting body and you can't blame anybody.”

Zayed Khan

Zayed Khan also expressed similar sentiments to Suniel Shetty.

In a recent conversation with ANI, Zayed was asked if the match should be played. He responded, “Kyu nahi yar, sports to sports hai, jo bhi sambandh bante hai ban ne do (Why not? Sport is sport. Whatever relations can be made, let them be made).”

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The tension between India and Pakistan increased after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists. In retaliation, India launched Operation Sindoor targeting nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK).