The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in a deadlock over the Asia Cup trophy, which has not yet been handed over to the champions, India. Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) from Pakistan, has refused to release the trophy despite a recent request from the BCCI, which has the backing of the cricket boards of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

Naqvi has insisted that a representative from the BCCI must collect the trophy from the ACC headquarters in Dubai. However, the BCCI has rejected this condition and plans to raise the issue at an upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting. An ACC source stated, "The BCCI secretary, BCCI's ACC representative Rajeev Shukla, and representatives from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan had written to the ACC president last week regarding the trophy. But Naqvi's response was that someone from BCCI should come to Dubai to collect it. The matter remains unresolved."

The trophy has been at the ACC headquarters since the presentation ceremony, where the Indian team declined to accept it from Naqvi, leading him to leave with the trophy. This incident occurred on September 28, marking an unprecedented situation in cricket history. Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the country's interior minister, has a well-documented anti-India stance.

During the Asia Cup, the Indian team chose not to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts as a gesture of respect for the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. The two teams faced each other every Sunday during the three-week tournament, with India winning all three matches. Despite their victory, the Indian team celebrated on the podium without the trophy, which remains a point of contention. The ICC, led by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah, is expected to address this issue in the upcoming meeting.