Team India clinched their record-extending ninth Asia Cup title by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final on Sunday (September 28) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

After the triumph, the Men in Blue refused to accept the trophy from the Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister.

Suryakumar Yadav-led side was prepared to receive the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board vice-chairman Khalid Al Zarooni, who was also present on the dais, but Naqvi did not allow this.

However, it didn’t stop the champion team to rejoice the title win. Several videos emerged on social media that shows Suryakumar recreating Rohit Sharma’s act of receiving the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados – a slow-motion walk towards the podium, laying his hands in the trophy and celebrating with loud cheers.

Since the Indian team hand was not handed up the Asia Cup trophy, Surya had to celebrate with a mock ceremony along with his teammates.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the Asia Cup 2025 final, India were reduced to 20/3 inside the powerplay in their chase of 147. However, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson steadied the ship by adding 57 runs for the fourth wicket.

Samson was dismissed for 24, but Tilak (69* off 53) stayed till the end to take his team over the line with two deliveries to spare. Shivam Dube (33 off 22) also produced a stunning cameo to put India on the brink of victory, while Rinku Singh (4*) hit the winning boundary.