India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav made a lighthearted comment in regards to the Asia Cup trophy row after India clinched the five-match T20I collection towards Australia. The collection ended 2-1 in India’s favor after the rain-abandoned fifth match in Brisbane on November 8. With this outcome, India prolonged their unbeaten T20I collection streak in Australia to 13 years. Throughout the post-match interplay, Suryakumar was requested the way it felt to raise a trophy once more. The captain responded with a refined reference to the Asia Cup controversy, the place the Indian staff didn’t bodily obtain the trophy regardless of successful the event.
“It feels nice to lastly get to the touch the trophy. Felt it in my palms after I was handed over the trophy for the collection victory. A couple of days again one other trophy arrived in India, our girls’s staff has received the World Cup. That trophy has additionally arrived again dwelling. It feels nice and attending to touching this trophy as properly feels good,” Suryakumar stated within the post-match press convention.
The feedback have been seen as a playful jab at Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who didn’t hand over the Asia Cup trophy after India’s title win. Consequently, the trophy has remained on the Asian Cricket Council headquarters in Dubai.
BCCI secretary on assembly
In the meantime, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that discussions between the BCCI and PCB have progressed positively after a face-to-face assembly in Dubai, marking the primary direct communication for the reason that dispute started.
Saikia defined that the Asia Cup difficulty was not formally a part of the ICC assembly agenda, however the ICC facilitated an off-the-cuff dialogue.
“It was actually good to begin the method of negotiation. Either side cordially participated within the assembly, which passed off on the sidelines of the ICC board assembly. Positively, within the coming instances, if issues go in a optimistic method, the problem shall be sorted on the earliest,” Saikia advised PTI.
The Asia Cup trophy continues to stay on the ACC workplace in Dubai, as Mohsin Naqvi reportedly instructed workers to not transfer it with out his direct approval. He had earlier insisted that the Indian gamers should obtain the trophy from him, one thing Suryakumar and the Indian staff declined.