India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, refused to accept the Asia Cup 2025 trophy by ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the ceremony after the competition in Dubai. BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said that the team could not accept the prize of a person who represents a country that “wages a war against our country.”
The men in Blue sealed the Asia Cup title with a third consecutive victory over Pakistan on Sunday 28 September. Jasprit Bumrah and the bowling unit rejected the opposition for only 146 in 19.1 overs. The Indian batters completed the chase in the final to achieve a five-wicket victory with two balls.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi walks away with Asia Cup trophy and medals
The presentation ceremony after the game was delayed. India, who had just won the tournament, refused to accept the trophy because it was presented by Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Naqvi, known for its anti-India comments, remained on stage.
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The Indian players chose not to move forward to take the silverware from him. However, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav and Abhishek Sharma received their prices from the sponsors. However, the winning team did not get the trophy.
India was willing to accept the prize from Emirates Cricket Board Vice chairman Khalid Al Zarooni, but Naqvi did not allow that option.
Many Indian supporters carried out Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha when he walked to the stage. Naqvi left the ground with the trophy, while the Indian team returned to their hotel empty -handed. It became one of the most controversial and disappointing ceremonies after the game.
We are going to submit a very strong protest – BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia
Devajit Saikia condemned Mohsin Naqvi’s behavior during the trophy ceremony. Saikia said that the country is in conflict with Pakistan and that the team could not accept the price of Naqvi. He also stated that Naqvi should not take the trophy and the medals from India.
“India is fighting a war with a country, and a leader of that country would hand over the trophy to us … We cannot accept a trophy from a person who represents a country that is a war against our country,” Saikia told Ani.
“So we refused to take that trophy, but that does not mean that the Lord will take the trophy and the medals that must be given to our country to his own hotel room.”
“That is totally unexpected, and we hope that his good sentence will prevail. We are going to submit a very strong protest against the behavior of the Lord in the ceremony of today’s prices.”
It is very unfortunate and unsporting – Devajit Saikia
Devajit Saikia described the law as “unhappy and unsporting” and hoped that the trophy and medals would be sent back to India. He also confirmed that the BCCI intends to submit a formal complaint against the actions of Naqvi at the ICC conference in Dubai in November.
“We have decided not to take the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the most important leaders of Pakistan. So we decided not to take it from him. But that does not mean that the Lord takes the trophy away with him,” said Saikia Ani.
“So it is very unfortunate and unsporting, and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be reduced to India as soon as possible. There is an ICC conference in Dubai in November. In the next conference we are going to launch a very serious and very strong protest against the ACC chairman,” he added.
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