The Asia Cup 2025 has ended on the ground, but the play is over from the field. Even after winning India’s exciting five wickets against Pakistan in the finals in Dubai, the Suryakumar Yadav -led squad is still waiting to lift a luxurious silver pot.
The entire play began when Mohsin Naqvi, president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), who is the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the internal minister of Pakistan, refused to present the trophy to someone else. Asia Cup 2025 Champion on Sunday (28 September).
Mohsin Naqvi moved with Asia Cup Trophy after India’s victory
In fact, Indian players refused to receive the trophy and winner medal from Mohsin Naqvi during the tournament, which included provocative social media posts targeting the country. This led to an hourly delay in the after the match.
However, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak VermaAnd Kuldeep Yadav collected his personal honors, and the Pakistan team also chose their runner -up medal, but could not be the main trophy presentation as the ACC president did not allow anyone to take away his honor.
In a dramatic turn, the PCB president left the Dubai International Cricket Stadium with him to take the Asia Cup Trophy. The trophy is still with Naqvi in Dubai, and even after a conversation with other ACC board members, he is still refusing to send the trophy to India.
Mohsin Naqvi demanded a formal ceremony to hand over the Asia Cup Trophy and India to hand over a medal to India
According to the protocol, the trophy should now be sent to the control board for cricket at India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai. However, the process has hit a deadlock.
As mentioned by Cricbuzz, Mohsin Naqvi wants a formal ceremony where he can hand over the Asia Cup Trophy and give a medal to the Indian cricket team. The Chairman of the ACC has also informed the organizers about their status.
However, it is unlikely that in view of the political relations between India and Pakistan, Naqvi’s demand will be met.
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BCCI accused Mohsin Naqvi of holding Asia Cup Trophy hostage
Meanwhile, the BCCI believes that Naqvi has taken the trophy into his personal possession rather than placing it at the ACC headquarters in Dubai. The Indian board allegedly realized that the Act violates the ACC protocol and expressed displeasure among the authorities.
The play has been prepared to grow on Tuesday at the ACC annual general meeting in Dubai on Tuesday (IST) local time (IST). ACC’s AGM, which was going to be held in Dhaka in Jul, will now be held on Tuesday, and a fierce dispute over the missing silver pot will be the main issue.
The BCCI Trophy is determined to recover which is correct Suryakumar Yadav-Bal Indian Cricket Team. The Vice President of the Board, Rajiv Shukla, or former Treasurer, Ashish Sheller, will represent the Indian Board in the meeting. It is being said that they will officially demand that the trophy be handed over to the BCCI in the AGM.
If Naqvi refuses to cooperate, the BCCI is ready to increase further matters. Now, all eyes are to see in the ACC meeting to see if the deadlock will end in the end or there will be an explosion in another big scam.
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