Dubai: Being denied a deserving trophy after winning a marquee event is a first for India's T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav but he is unruffled thanks to his 14 "priceless" teammates, each one of them as "precious" as the Asia Cup silverware.
Having won the Asia Cup beating Pakistan for the third time in a space of two weeks, Suryakumar and the team refused to take the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board chief and more importantly the 'Interior Minister' of his country, known for his vocal anti-India stand.
Since the Indian team didn't take the trophy from Naqvi, the presentation ceremony was concluded with Naqvi leaving the dais and taking the trophy with him on Sunday night.
"I think this is one thing which I have never seen sin