The Asia Cup trophy saga has exploded into a full-blown embarrassment for Pakistan’s PCB chief and ACC president, Mohsin Naqvi. In the latest ACC meeting, BCCI officials Ashish Shelar and Rajiv Shukla confronted Naqvi for withholding the Asia Cup trophy from India. Even a compromise was rejected by Naqvi, who instead demanded that India bow down. This belligerence has backfired, as not just the BCCI but even Pakistan’s own top voices, including Imran Khan and Shahid Afridi, have slammed Naqvi for damaging Pakistan’s credibility. Is Naqvi destroying cricket’s spirit to satisfy his ego? Rupha Ramani breaks down the controversy shaking Asian cricket and brings you the latest on the Asia Cup drama.
