Asia Cup trophy presentation impasse continues as BCCI walks out of Asian Cricket Council assembly

The deadlock over the presentation of the Asia Cup trophy to champion India remained unresolved throughout the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Board assembly on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) staging a walkout in protest.

The Hindu understands that BCCI representatives Rajeev Shukla, vice-president, and former treasurer Ashish Shelar — each of whom joined the assembly nearly — logged out after ACC president Mohsin Naqvi didn’t suggest handing over the trophy and winners’ medallions to the Indian group. With the walkout, the ACC Board kept away from passing any decision on the matter.

According to a BCCI insider, the disagreement started proper firstly of the assembly. “The ACC chief in his opening deal with didn’t congratulate the Indian group for profitable the event. The BCCI pressured him to insert these remarks,” the official, in search of anonymity, instructed The Hindu.

“And as soon as he didn’t provide to respectfully current the Indian group with the trophy and the medals, the BCCI strongly protested and logged out of the assembly,” the official stated.

The row has intensified an already fraught relationship between the cricket boards of India and Pakistan. It comes simply 4 months after renewed border tensions between the 2 international locations and provides to the checklist of controversies which have shadowed Indo-Pak matches lately.

Sunday’s (September 28, 2025) ultimate in Dubai noticed India defeat Pakistan for the third time within the competitors, however the on-field dominance was overshadowed by the off-field standoff. India declined to simply accept the trophy from Naqvi, who additionally serves as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and is an influential member of the Pakistan authorities.

The impasse delayed the post-match ceremony by almost 90 minutes, in the end ending with India neither receiving the trophy nor the medals. The silverware was as a substitute taken away by ACC officers, leaving the champions with out the normal crowning second.