India’s Asia Cup triumph in Dubai ended in controversy when the players refused to accept the trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi. Left standing on stage, Naqvi eventually walked off with the silverware, a rare scene in international cricket.

Asked about the incident by reporters, cricketer Sanju Samson avoided a direct answer. “About that, it’s you guys who know better,” he told Malayalam media in Sharjah. “It’s true that I was inside, but these things are known better to those who look from the outside, because they can see it all.”

Samson instead chose to talk about the tournament and his role in the side.

“I am so happy and excited that I could play in an Asia Cup held in Dubai, and it all went well in our favour. For any sports person it is so exciting to have

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