Mohsin Naqvi Moves Asia Cup Trophy to a New Spot Leaving India Waiting
Almost a month after the Asia Cup 2025 ended, India has still not received the trophy. With the Indian team not receiving the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC Chief strongly reacted to the same. Despite BCCI’s action, the trophy has not been handed over to the Indian team.
Almost a month after the Asia Cup 2025 ended, India has still not received the trophy. With the Indian team not receiving the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC Chief strongly reacted to the same. Despite BCCI’s action, the trophy has not been handed over to the Indian team.
The Asia Cup 2025 came to an end on 28 September. And fans will be shocked to know that the Indian team has still not received the trophy even after winning the same. Due to the geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, the team refused to collect their
Naqvi didn't like the actions and eventually went off with the trophy. Since then it has been almost a month, and the BCCI has still not received the trophy. And now, according to reports, Mohsin Naqvi has moved the trophy to a new place in Abu Dhabi. The trophy is now in an abandoned place in the region, and is still not handed to the BCCI.
1. India vs Pakistan, Final: Asia Cup 2025
For the first time in the history of the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan faced each other in the finals. It might also be called one of the most controversial finals in the history of the game. Not because of the actions which took place during the game, but because of the actions which took place after the game.
India was able to win the toss in this crucial match and the team decided to field first. Pakistan came out and had a brilliant start with the bat. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman had a great opening partnership, which stood till 84 runs. With Farhan losing his wicket, Saim Ayub came down to the crease.
He tried to partner with Zaman, but lost his wicket, putting the team at 113/2. At this time, the Indian bowlers decided to mark their comeback. They were quick enough to bowl out Pakistan for just 146 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets, while Bumrah, Chakravarthy, and Axar took 2 wickets each.
Chasing the target the Indian team didn't have a good start. Within the first four overs, the team lost its top order batsmen. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 5, while Suryakumar Yadav got out on 1. India's vice captain Shubman Gill was also unable to perform well, putting the team at the score of 20/3.
At this time, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson had a great stand, which brought the hopes back for the Indian fans. When Samson lost his wicket, Tilak got support from Shivam Dube. With Tilak Varma scoring 69 runs, India was able to win the game by 5 wickets.
2. Trophy Controversy
After winning the final match, the Indian team had to collect the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, who is the ACC Chief. However, it should also be noted that Naqvi is the Interior Minister of Pakistan, and both countries didn't share good relations despite being neighbours. Due to the Pahalgam attack and recent wars taking place between the two countries, the Indian team decided
And this decision was welcomed by the Indian fans to a great extent. While Mohsin Naqvi waited for the Indian team to present them the trophy, none of the players decided to show up. Eventually, it was announced that the Indian team wouldn't be collecting their trophy from Mohsin Naqvi. He also walked off with the trophy and medals.
, Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian skipper, talked about the incident. He didn't call it a controversy, but a decision which was taken by the entire team. The Indian skipper also mentioned that he waited for the trophy so they would do the photoshoot, but Naqvi with the trophy and medals both.
Still, nothing could have stopped the Indian team to celebrate their victory in the finals. The Indian team decided to get a photoshoot done, without the trophy. It was funny to watch all the players posing as if the trophy was with them and not being taken away by Mohsin Naqvi.
3. The ACC Meeting
Taking a look at the controversy surrounding the trophy, the BCCI decided to call up a meeting for the same. The BCCI Vice president, Rajeev Shukla, is also a part of the ACC, and he presented the matter. It should be noted that the BCCI also urged other members in the ACC
In the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi apologized to all the members of the ACC for the actions which took place in the finals. Despite that, he didn't talk about giving the trophy back to the Indian team. Instead, Naqvi pulled up a demand that he would present the trophy to the team and have a photoshoot done for the same.
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