The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have taken the first steps toward resolving the Asia Cup trophy dispute, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed, following a meeting with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on the sidelines of an ICC gathering in Dubai.

The controversy arose after India, winners of the T20 Asia Cup final against Pakistan on September 28, refused to accept the trophy directly from Naqvi, who is also the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson, citing his anti-India stance. The trophy has since remained at the ACC headquarters in Dubai, with staff instructed not to move it without Naqvi’s permission.

Naqvi, who arrived in Dubai at the last minute for the ICC board meeting on Friday, was not originally scheduled to participate in disc

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