Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Monday warned India against “dragging war” into sports, saying that doing so only exposed India’s “desperation.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined millions of cricket fans in the country celebrating India’s Asia Cup cricket title triumph with a five-wicket victory over arch rivals Pakistan in the final in Dubai on Sunday night

It is too early, and rather preliminary, to conclude that India-Pakistan tensions have escalated to a “war.”