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The Asia Cup 2025 Trophy drama refuses to die down as the winning team, India, are yet to receive the silverware, which, as per reports, is still in the possession of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
India refused to take the trophy from Pakistan’s Interior Minister Naqvi after beating the Men In Green in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday in Dubai. The post-match presentation ceremony was delayed by an hour, but India remained steadfast, forcing an embarrassed Naqvi to leave the stadium without honouring the winning team. However, in his anger, Naqvi also ran away with the trophy and medals.
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Reportedly, the Asia Cup trophy and the individual winners’ medals are still at the hotel where Naqvi is staying in Dubai. The BCCI, in the meantime, is negotiating with other Asian cricket boards to bring the trophy back to the country, according to Dainik Jagran reporter Abhishek Tripathi.
Asia Cup trophy drama set to dominate ACC meeting
Naqvi has been asked to send the Asia Cup trophy to the ACC office in Dubai’s Sports City, from where it can be taken to India. But there has been no response from Naqvi yet.
Amid all the chaos, one thing is guaranteed: the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy drama is set to spill to the ACC meeting, which will take place in Dubai on Tuesday (30 September) at 2 pm local time (3.30 pm IST), Cricbuzz said.
The ACC meeting will be held to complete the remaining affairs that weren’t processed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dhaka on 24 July. However, the meeting could become a battlefield between Indian and Pakistan and the Asia Cup trophy discussions are expected to dominate the proceedings.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is also expected to lodge a formal complaint against Naqvi in the ICC conference that is scheduled to take place in November.
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More ShortsMeanwhile, Cricbuzz has also revealed that ACC and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) gave multiple options to Naqvi during the presentation ceremony to diffuse the tension.
They proposed that ECB chairman Khalid Al Zarooni and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam honour Team India, while Naqvi could hand over the medals to Pakistan players, but that suggestion was shot down by the PCB head. Naqvi insisted that as ACC chairman, it was his right to hand over the winners’ trophy.
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