Devajit Saikia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, has condemned the act of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi taking the Asia Cup trophy along with him from the dais after India declined to accept it from him. Mr. Saikia also confirmed that the BCCI will take up the issue in the next International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Board meeting in November.

“We have decided not to take the trophy from the ACC chairman (Naqvi) who happens to be the one of the main leaders of Pakistan, so we have decided not to take it from him. But that does not mean that the gentleman will take away the trophy,” Mr. Saikia said here moments after Suryakumar Yadav’s squad celebrated on the champions’ podium without a trophy.

“We came along with the medals, so it is ver

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