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BCCI compelled ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi to congratulate India for Asia Cup win, whereas demanding the lacking trophy’s return.
ACC chairman and Pakistan inside minister Mohsin Naqvi (Picture: X)
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday registered its protest within the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) assembly about chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s actions on the 2025 Asia Cup last in Dubai. CNN-News18 has discovered that board members made certain that Naqvi mentioned congratulations to India for successful the title.
India was represented by BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla and former board treasurer Ashish Shelar, who’re each members of the ACC board, on the assembly. Collectively, they demanded that Naqvi instantly submit the Asia Cup trophy to the ACC headquarters in Dubai, whereas informing the Pakistani aspect that they’re prepared to escalate the difficulty to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) stage, the place a gathering is scheduled for November.
Whereas Shukla is the Government Board Member for BCCI on the ACC Board, Shelar serves because the BCCI’s Ex-Officio Board Member. It has additionally been discovered that in protest of the ACC chief, Shelar boycotted the assembly halfway by.
As reported by this web site on Monday, India believes that Naqvi has taken ‘private possession’ of the Asia Cup trophy after leaving with it halfway by the post-match presentation ceremony on the last.
On the occasion, the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian aspect, who beat rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets, had stood their floor, saying that they didn’t need to obtain their hard-earned trophy from Naqvi, who’s the inside minister of Pakistan and infamous for his anti-India stance and mocking social media posts.
Naqvi, serving each as ACC chief and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, insisted he alone would hand over the silverware. India, firmly supported by the BCCI, prompt alternate options corresponding to Emirates Cricket Board president Khalid Al Zarooni or Bangladesh’s Aminul Islam. However Naqvi remained unmoved, rejecting all compromise.
What adopted was with out precedent — Naqvi and ACC officers left the stage with the trophy nonetheless of their possession. The Indian group, undeterred, staged their very own celebration, elevating imaginary trophies and low mugs in entrance of jubilant supporters.
Different experiences have claimed that Naqvi is open to transferring India’s trophy and medals however needs an ‘official perform’ to be organised for it first.
September 30, 2025, 18:17 IST
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