When the Indian team was waiting for the trophy by defeating Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup final, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President and Pakistan Minister Mohsin Naqvi was planning to take away this happiness from them. In fact, the Indian team had already announced that the players would not accept the trophy with the hands of Naqvi. Instead of honoring this decision, Naqvi stubbornly stood up and stood on the stage. Later he himself picked up the trophy and fled to the hotel. Now Suryakumar Yadav has highlighted this whole matter.
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Indian team did not take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi – Photo: Ani
India did not take the trophy from Naqvi’s hand
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said that his team had already refused to take Mohsin Naqvi as Pakistan representative. The ACC officials tried to intervene and suggested that the awards should be presented by Khalid Al Jaruni, vice -president of the Emirates Cricket Board, but Naqvi did not allow this to happen. The organizers quietly took the trophy after a stress that lasted for about an hour, while individual performing players such as Tilak Verma and Abhishek Sharma were honored.
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Indian team celebrated without a trophy – photo: Ani
Suryakumar tells the truth on the trophy dispute
Talking about the matter from Indian Express, Suryakumar said, ‘We did not close the door and did not sit inside the dressing room. We did not wait for anyone for the award ceremony. He ran away with the trophy. This is what I saw. I do not know, some people were making our videos, but we were standing. We did not go inside. ‘
There was speculation that India did not accept the trophy from Naqvi because they were following the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or government officials. But the Indian captain dismissed such things and said that it was the decision of the team taken on the ground. He said, ‘First of all I make it clear that during the entire tournament, none of the government or BCCI told us that if anyone gives a trophy, we will not take it. We took this decision on the ground ourselves. They (ACC officers) stood on the stage and we were standing down. I saw him talking on the stage and I did not know the details of his conversation. Some of the crowd started hooting. And then we saw that his representative was running away with the trophy.
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Asia Cup 2025 – Photo: Ani
Fans and audience also expressed resentment
During this, Surya made it clear that no player of his team had gone inside the dressing room to get his phone immediately after the match. The team’s associate staff brought him to the field by bringing his phones. During the match, the audience sitting in the stand and Indian fans on social media expressed their displeasure. The audience even raised the slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Modi-Modi’. As soon as Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali moved towards Aga stage, he faced hooting. This left Naqvi Maidan and ran away with India’s trophy. On the other hand, Pakistan’s team remained in the dressing room for a long time after the match was over, which made Naqvi look alone and uncomfortable for a long time. No one understands whether Naqvi is echoing PCB or ACC.
