India not awarded Asia Cup after their refusal to take it from Naqvi

The Asia Cup trophy was not awarded to champions India at the presentation after they refused to accept the silverware from Pakistan minister and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi. It was widely speculated that India would take this stand amid tensions between the two countries, particularly given Naqvi's dual role as a government minister in Pakistan and his provocative social media post during the tournament.India informed the officials that they were willing to receive the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board vice-chairman Khalid Al Zarooni, who was sharing the stage with Naqvi. However, Naqvi did not permit this to happen. The presentation ceremony began one hour late but it ended abruptly after broadcaster Simon Doull read out an ACC announcement stating that the Indian team would not be receiving the award during the ceremony.

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Team India refuses to take trophy from Pakistani officials & ignore them #AsiaCup2025 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/2kggf1JCjy

— Trupti Garg (@garg_trupti) September 28, 2025

Captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that the team had decided not to receive the trophy from Naqvi, adding that nobody had forced them to take this stand. He later explained that the trophy was not awarded to them as a result of their decision. While Pakistan players were handed their runners-up medal and Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma collected the Player of the Series and Player of the Tournament awards, repsectively, captain Suryakumar Yadav did not collect the trophy on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the BCCI has announced Rs 21 crores prize money for the Indian team and support staff