Indian gamers rejoice successful the Asia Cup through the presentation ceremony on Sunday, September 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters
Asia Cup champions Indian staff on Sunday (September 28, 2025) refused to just accept the winners’ trophy from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who additionally occurs to be Pakistan’s Interior Minister and chairman of the nation’s cricket board.
As Mr. Naqvi stood on one aspect for the presentation ceremony to start, Indian gamers have been standing inside 15 yards, refusing to budge from their locations and the formalities have been being inordinately delayed.
It was learnt that Indian staff administration requested who was speculated to current the winners’ trophy and ACC went right into a huddle realizing that their boss wasn’t a suitable title for the champions.
Once Mr. Naqvi took the presentation stage, Indian followers within the stands began booing collectively with chants of “Bharat Maata Ki Jai”.
Once Mr. Naqvi took the dais, he was knowledgeable that Indian staff will not settle for the trophy if he tries to power himself and an official protest can be lodged. As Mr. Naqvi waited, all of the sudden, somebody from organisers took the trophy contained in the dressing room.
Having not shaken fingers with Pakistani gamers all through the three Asia Cup video games and likewise averted the customary pre-toss photoshoot, the Indian staff had despatched the message to ACC that it will not settle for the trophy from the ACC chairman.
In one other dramatic growth, the Pakistani gamers did not emerge out of the dressing room even after an hour because the match had ended with solely their chairman stranded and embarrassed, desirous to do the honours as per continental physique’s protocol.
After almost 55 minutes, Salman Agha and his teammates emerged out and have been greeted with shouts of “Indiaaaa, Indiaaaaa”.
Published – September 29, 2025 02:01 am IST
