India’s Asia Cup–winning team refused to accept the winner’s trophy from ACC chief and Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi after defeating Pakistan in Dubai. Captain Suryakumar Yadav said the team’s real trophies were his players, as BCCI vowed protest.
HYDERABAD: There was more action off the field after Tilak Varma fashioned a famous win for India in the final of the Asia Cup against Pakistan Dubai late on Sunday night with the Indian team refusing to collect the winner’s trophy from Moshin Naqvi, chairman of the Asian Cricket Council and who is also the Pakistan’s Interior Minister and chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board.
In a tournament which has seen the Indian players avoiding even the customary handshakes with the arch-rivals Pakistan players, there has been a serious debate o