Pakistan’s Home Minister and Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi remained adamant that he will hand over the Asia Cup 2025 trophy only to a player of the Indian team. Recently, in a video on social media, Naqvi was praised for his handling of the Asia Cup trophy and was portrayed as a national pride.
India won its ninth Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final. However, the celebrations were overshadowed by an unexpected incident. The Indian team refused to collect the trophy from Naqvi, who took it to his hotel, leaving India without their prize. This move started being criticized in the sports world.
Mohsin Naqvi kept the Asia Cup trophy with himself, his comment on India created controversy
Mohsin Naqvi continues to keep the Asia Cup trophy in his office and has insisted that it should only be handed over to a member of the Indian team at a formal ceremony in Dubai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has repeatedly rejected these demands.
A man standing next to Naqvi made derogatory remarks about India while praising Naqvi’s way of handling the trophy incident. He said that when the Indian team initially refused to accept the trophy, Naqvi remained patient on the field.
“When he was standing in the field and the Indian team was not taking the trophy, he showed patience. He stood there, stood there. He wanted them to move away, then we will take it from someone else.”When he was standing on the field and the Indian team was not taking the trophy, he showed patience. He stood, stood. They (Indian team) wanted that if he went aside then they would take it from someone else),
The whole of India is running after the trophy – Mohsin Naqvi’s clip
Sindh Governor said that India underestimated Mohsin Naqvi. He claimed that Naqvi allegedly “treated like terrorists” with the Indian team, carrying the Asia Cup trophy in the car, and said that now “the whole of India is chasing the trophy.”
“But they did not know that our Chairman was also a Wazir-e-Dakhla. Later, he took care of the team like a village and brought the trophy with him in the car. Now the whole of India is running behind the trophy (But they did not know that our Chairman is also Wazir-e-Dakhla (Interior Minister). After this they took over the team like rustic gardens (terrorists), put the trophy in the car and took it with them. Now, the whole of India is chasing the trophy),
Team India recreates Rohit Sharma’s iconic T20 World Cup walk
When Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, came to know that they would not get the trophy, they celebrated their victory in a unique way. The team recreated Rohit Sharma’s iconic slow-motion walk from the 2024 T20 World Cup celebrations, without holding the trophy this time.
The post-match presentation was delayed by about an hour due to discussions between Mohsin Naqvi and the Indian management. Naqvi refused to hand over the trophy to anyone else, leaving India without a prize.
Earlier, the BCCI had written to the ACC requesting that Naqvi release the trophy, but Pakistan’s interior minister insisted that India can claim it only if a senior official travels to Dubai to receive it in person.
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