Indian team refused to take trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, ACC and PCB chief after winning Asia Cup.
The trophy has been at the ACC office since Naqvi walked away with it at the presentation ceremony when the Indian team refused to accept it from him. India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai on September 28.
Naqvi is also the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and the Interior Minister of his country, and India-Pakistan tensions have hit a peak after the Pahalgam terror attack.
"As of today, the trophy is still in ACC offices in Dubai with clear instructions from Naqvi that it should not be moved or handed over to anyone without his approval and in person. Naqvi has given clear instructions that only he will hand over the trophy in person (whenever that happens) to the Indian team or BCCI," PTI quoted a source close to Naqvi.
The whole Asia Cup was marred due to hostilities between India and Pakistan since the Pahalgam terrorist attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian armed forces on Pakistani bases.
During the occasion, Indian players notably refrained from shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts, and both sides made both covert and overt political gestures on the pitch.
The BCCI has apparently taken a serious issue with Naqvi's politically inflammatory comments on social media during the tournament, which sparked even more controversy.
The BCCI strongly objected to him taking the trophy and promised to bring up the issue at the ICC conference the following month. Many people are speculating that a forceful attempt could be made to have Naqvi censured and possibly removed from his position as Director of the ICC.
"It remains to be seen what will be the long-term ramifications for the PCB or Naqvi because the BCCI is clear he (Naqvi) didn't have any right to insist on handing the trophy himself to the Indian team and refusing to send it to the BCCI, who were official hosts of the event," the source said.
(PTI inputs)