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India Refuse to Accept Asia Cup Trophy from Mohsin Naqvi

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India Refuse Asia Cup Trophy From Mohsin Naqvi in Dubai

The Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai ended in drama off the field as much as on it. After defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a nail-biting finish, the Indian cricket team refused to accept the winner’s trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan’s Interior Minister and PCB chairman.

Why India Refused the Trophy

According to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, the team stood firm in its decision:

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’…π’†π’… 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¨π’”π’Šπ’‚ π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑 π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’š π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨π‘ͺπ‘ͺ π’„π’‰π’‚π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’‚π’, π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 π‘·π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’”π’•π’‚π’,” π‘Ίπ’‚π’Šπ’Œπ’Šπ’‚ 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑨𝑡𝑰. β€œπ‘»π’‰π’‚π’• 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’Žπ’†π’‚π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’†π’π’•π’π’†π’Žπ’‚π’ π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† π’‚π’˜π’‚π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’†π’…π’‚π’π’” π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‰π’Šπ’Ž. 𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 π’•π’‰π’†π’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚ 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 π’‘π’π’”π’”π’Šπ’ƒπ’π’†.”

The incident has created ripples ahead of the ICC conference scheduled for November in Dubai, where India plans to lodge a strong protest against the ACC chairman’s actions.

Presentation Ceremony in Disarray

The match concluded around 10.30 pm Dubai time, but the presentation ceremony did not begin until nearly midnight. Speculation mounted that the delay was due to India’s refusal to accept the trophy from Naqvi.

When the ceremony finally started, Indian players Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, and Tilak Varma collected individual awards from other dignitaries, deliberately avoiding Naqvi. Pakistan captain Salman Agha, however, did receive the runners-up cheque from him.

Host presenter Simon Doull confirmed during the live broadcast:

β€œπ‘° 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’Šπ’π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’†π’… π’ƒπ’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¨π’”π’Šπ’‚π’ π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π‘ͺπ’π’–π’π’„π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚π’ π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’„π’π’π’π’†π’„π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’…π’” π’•π’π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•. 𝑺𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰ π’‘π’“π’†π’”π’†π’π’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’.”

Suryakumar Yadav Reacts

Speaking at the post-match press conference, India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted the situation was unprecedented:

β€œπ‘° π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’‡π’π’π’π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•β€”π’•π’‰π’‚π’• 𝒂 π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’ π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž π’Šπ’” π’…π’†π’π’Šπ’†π’… 𝒂 π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’š. 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 π’˜π’† 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’Šπ’•. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’Žπ’†, π’Žπ’š 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 14 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅 π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’π’–π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¨π’”π’Šπ’‚ π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑 π’‹π’π’–π’“π’π’†π’š.”

The team later celebrated on the podium by lifting an β€œimaginary trophy,” sending a strong message of unity despite the absence of the official silverware.

Growing Tensions Between India and Pakistan

The refusal was not entirely unexpected. Throughout the tournament, Indian players had avoided handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts at tosses and after matches. Heated exchanges, especially in the Super Fours clash, further heightened the rivalry. Both sides faced fines for verbal altercations during the tournament.

While Pakistan’s coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Agha criticized India’s stance, the Indian side remained resolute. The Asia Cup may be over, but the political and cricketing tensions between the two nations seem set to intensify.

Also Read: Salman Agha Slams India for β€˜Disrespecting Cricket’

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