Asia Cup trophy not awarded to champions India after they refuse to accept it from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi

Asia Cup trophy not awarded to champions India after they refuse to accept it from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi.

Asia Cup champions Indian team on Sunday (September 28, 2025) refused to accept the winners' trophy from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be Pakistan's Interior Minister and chairman of the country's cricket board.

As Mr. Naqvi stood on one side for the presentation ceremony to begin, Indian players were standing within 15 yards, refusing to budge from their places and the formalities were being inordinately delayed.

It was learnt that Indian team management asked who was supposed to present the winners' trophy and ACC went into a huddle knowing that their boss wasn't an acceptable name for the champions.

Once Mr. Naqvi took the presentation stage, Indian fans in t