After Team India defeated Team Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup Final, Team India did not celebrate with the Asia Cup Trophy. This happened because the Indian Cricket team’s management had already said that they would not accept the trophy from the ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and is also Pakistan’s Interior Minister.
Due to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, the Indian team’s management said that Mohsin Naqvi is involved in the political scenario between these two countries, and it would be uncomfortable for them to accept the winning medals and the Asia Cup trophy from him. Indian management said that they were ready to accept the trophy from Khalid Al Zarooni, who is the current Emirates Cricket Board Vice Chairman. However, Mohsin Naqvi did not permit that, and it was recently reported that he had taken the trophy and medals with him.
In a recent interview with ANI, the BCCI Secretary stated that they will lodge a strong protest to get back what the Indian players deserve. He also stated that we will take strong actions against the biased actions of the ACC president, Mohsin Naqvi. In his full statement, he stated: “We have decided not to take the Asia Cup trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the main leaders of Pakistan. So we decided not to take it from him, but that does not mean that the gentleman will take away the trophy with him, along with the medals, so it is very unfortunate, and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible. There is an ICC conference in November in Dubai. In the next conference, we are going to launch a very serious and very strong protest against the act of the ACC chairperson”.
Did India shake hands with the Pakistani players in the Asia Cup Finals?
Team India continued their no-handshake policy with the Pakistani players in the Asia Cup Finals. During the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, for the third time in this tournament, avoided contact with the Pakistani captain, Salman Ali Agha. After winning the match, the Indian players again, for the third time, did not shake hands with the Pakistani players. Suryakumar Yadav had said that they refused to shake hands with the Pakistani players to show support to the families of the victims who lost their lives during the Pahalgam terrorist attack. However, on the other hand, the Pakistani captain, Salman Ali Agha, criticized Suryakumar Yadav’s statement by stating that refusing to shake hands is a disrespect of the cricket game, and there have been times when the situation between these two countries was worse, but even during those times, he had not seen or heard anything about not shaking hands with the opposite team.
FAQs.
Q. Why was there no trophy during Team India’s Asia Cup winning celebration?
A. Team India refused to receive the trophy from the ACC President, Mohsin Naqvi. Due to this, Team India celebrated without the Asia Cup Trophy.
Q. Who is Mohsin Naqvi?
A. Mohsin Naqvi is the current President of the ACC and the current Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He is also Pakistan’s Interior Minister.
Q. Why did Team India refuse to shake hands with the Pakistani players?
A. Team India refused to shake hands with the Pakistani players to show support to the families of the victims of the Pahalgam attack.
Q. How many Asia Cup trophies has Team India won?
A. Team India has won the Asia Cup tournament 9 times; they won their 9th trophy in 2025.
Q. Who will be the captain of Team India in the 2026 T20 World Cup?
A. Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of Team India in the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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