It was well past midnight on Monday in Dubai when Suryakumar Yadav walked into the press conference room. It had been a night mired in chaos and confusion. Who would present India the Asia Cup trophy ? Would India accept it if it came from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi? Would Pakistan even turn up for their press conference, amid rumours that their team bus had already left? We got the answers by and by.

Suryakumar had endured a poor tournament, and the non-cricketing issues may or may not have taken a toll on his form.

There was the unbeaten 47 in India's second game of the tournament, against Pakistan , but he had scores of 0, 5, 12 and 1 to end the Asia Cup with. On Sunday , his dismissal attempting to loft Shaheen Shah Afridi on the up left India precariously placed at 10 for 2 i

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