The Asia Cup 2025, hosted in Dubai, culminated in a remarkable last on September 28, 2025, where India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to declare the title. Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 63 directed India to ferret out 147 in a high-voltage last.
The post-match event turned into a remarkable phenomenon due to a prize handover disagreement including Mohsin Naqvi, who serves as both the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman.
The Indian group, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav, clearly decreased to accept the Asia Cup 2025 prize or medals from Naqvi, who is likewise the Interior Minister for Pakistan and made anti-India posts on social networks just recently.
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“We have decided not to accept the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the senior leaders of Pakistan. That was a conscious decision,” stated BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.
Mohsin Naqvi’s Response After ‘Stealing’ India’s Asia Cup Trophy
After leaving with the prize following India’s rejection to accept it from him, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday, October 1, stated the Indian group is “welcome” to gather the Asia Cup prize from him at the continental body’s head workplace in Dubai.
“As ACC President, I was ready to hand over the trophy that very day and I am still ready now. If they truly want it, they are welcome to come to the ACC office and collect it from me,” Naqvi composed on social networks.
Previously, Ashish Shelar and Rajeev Shukla had actually represented the BCCI in the ACC AGM in Dubai where they raised a strong objection over the prize not being properly turned over to the Indian group. The BCCI will take the matter to the ICC which will have its conference in November.
‘Gold Medal’ Honor for Mohsin Naqvi
In a strange turn of occasions, Pakistani media and authorities declared that Mohsin Naqvi will get the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal in Karachi.
According to the readily available info, the award is being provided to him for his “firm and principled stance” versus Indian needs throughout the Asia Cup prize handover occasion.
According to reports in Pakistan media, Karachi Basketball Association president Advocate Ghulam Abbas Jamal has actually revealed the award for Naqvi. The medal will exist to Naqvi at an event in Karachi.