Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav (left) and ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi — Reuters/AFP/File
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has reportedly proposed holding a ceremony to current the Asia Cup 2025 trophy to India, which clinched the title final month.
The Indian crew, performing on directions from the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), refused to simply accept the trophy from Naqvi, following their victory over Pakistan within the remaining on September 29.
The BCCI has since written a proper letter to the ACC chairman, requesting that the trophy be handed over to them.
In his response, the ACC chairman reportedly requested the BCCI to ship an Indian participant to attend a ceremony and gather the trophy from him.
The sources mentioned that Naqvi remained agency on his stance that he would current the silverware throughout the ceremony.
The ACC has additionally proposed holding the ceremony on November 10 in Dubai, they added.
The event comes a month after the Indian crew acquired backlash for constantly making political statements throughout final month’s Asia Cup.
Pundits slammed Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav for refusing the customary handshake with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha on the toss for his or her recreation on September 14.
Within the following two video games, together with the ultimate, the 2 sides skipped handshakes and in addition stayed in separate huddles throughout the post-match ceremonies.
Nonetheless, the ACC chairman stood agency on his choice to current the trophy himself, resulting in a delay of round 90 minutes within the post-match ceremony.
With either side refusing to again down from their positions, the ceremony concluded with out the trophy being introduced to the winners.
Resultantly, the organisers then took the silverware away and returned it to the ACC workplace.
India had defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets within the Asia Cup 2025 remaining after limiting them to 146 runs in 19.1 overs regardless of Sahibzada Farhan’s valiant half-century.
The Males in Blue chased down the 147-run goal in 19.4 overs, dropping 5 wickets within the course of to say the continental title.
