After beating Pakistan within the Asia Cup ultimate, India refused to just accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief, Mohsin Naqvi, who additionally acts as Pakistan’s Inside Minister.
Consequently, the successful staff needed to rejoice its victory within the event with out a trophy in a weird flip of occasions. Almost a month later, the winners haven’t been handed over the trophy, regardless of repeated calls for from the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
It’s now understood that the BCCI might search Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) intervention within the subsequent assembly after failing to get a response from the ACC chief on handing again the trophy.
BCCI wrote an official electronic mail asking for the trophy to be handed over final week however hasn’t obtained any response but.
Asia Cup Trophy Row Defined
Enjoying the Asia Cup within the wake of the horrific Pahalgam terrorist assault, the Indian gamers determined to not trade any pleasantries with Pakistan of their matches on or off the sphere.
Suryakumar Yadav, the captain, refused the customary handshake with Salman Ali Agha on the toss, and the complete staff reciprocated the gesture after they received the match.
Notably, India and Pakistan confronted off thrice within the event (together with the ultimate), and saved the identical angle all through. After the ultimate, they, as said, refused to just accept the winner’s trophy from the ACC chief, who additionally occurred to be an appearing Pakistan minister.
It’s also value noting that proper earlier than the ultimate, Mohsin Naqvi had tweeted a video that seemingly aimed to propagate Pakistan’s declare of getting downed six Indian jets.
So after the Indian staff refused to just accept the trophy from him, they weren’t handed it in any respect, and as of this writing, it nonetheless hasn’t been handed over to them.