The victorious Indian workforce was denied the Asia Cup winners’ trophy after it refused to gather it from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi, who additionally occurs to be Pakistan’s Inside Minister and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Following the unprecedented incident, India captain Suryakumar Yadav stated he had by no means seen a champion workforce being denied the trophy.
“That is one factor which I’ve by no means seen since I began taking part in and following cricket. {That a} champion workforce is denied to get a trophy, that too a hard-earned one. I really feel we deserved it, and I can’t say something extra. My trophies are sitting in my dressing room, all of the 14 guys with me, all of the assist workers, these are the actual trophies,” Suryakumar stated on the post-match press convention on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium after India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets within the summit conflict of the continental showdown.
The Indian skipper, who had devoted India’s first win over Pakistan within the event on September 14 to the victims of the Pahalgam terror assault and the Indian Military, signed off by asserting that he was donating his match charges from the Asia Cup to the armed forces.
“I wish to give my match charges of all of the video games which I’ve performed on this event to the Indian Military,” he introduced.
On-field chaos
The Indian workforce wasn’t awarded the trophy, and neither have been the gamers offered with the winners’ medals. At round midnight, an hour-and-a-half after the match ended, the Indian gamers received on to the stage to have a good time their triumph.
“We have been ready for an hour and a half to have our celebrations,” Suryakumar chuckled, whereas humorously including that he noticed the ‘champions’ banner being introduced onto the sphere after which taken away. “ Champions ka board aaya aur wapas chala gaya. Woh bhi dekha,” he quipped.
The post-match press convention additionally witnessed an ungainly alternate when a visibly miffed Pakistani journalist questioned Suryakumar’s ‘behaviour’ and accused him and the Indian workforce of blending politics and sport.
Although the Indian media supervisor didn’t entertain the query, Suryakumar laughingly remarked, “ Gussa ho rahe ho aap (you might be getting offended).”
When requested whether or not the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) had shot an official electronic mail to the ACC that the workforce wouldn’t obtain the trophy from Naqvi, in case it received the event, Suryakumar replied: “We took this name on the bottom. We didn’t have any directions.”
Printed on Sep 29, 2025