Dubai
The Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) expressed ‘strong objections’ for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday for not providing the winning trophy of the Asia Cup 2025, but ACC President Mohsin Naqvi remains on his stand. India was not given a trophy on Sunday as the Indian team refused to take the trophy from a minister in the Government of Pakistan and the President of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Naqvi. In this AGM, the BCCI was represented by the Board Vice President Rajiv Shukla and former Treasurer Ashish Shelar. The Asia Cup trophy is kept in the Dubai -based ACC office itself and it is still not clear when it will be sent to the winning team.
‘Naqvi still does not agree to give the trophy’
“The ACC source told PTI,” India objected to today’s meeting on the adventures made by ACC President (Naqvi) during the award ceremony after the match. “The source further said,” Shukla clearly said that the trophy should be handed over to the team. This is the ACC trophy and not of any one person. ”He said that Naqvi has still not agreed to give the trophy. Sources said, “Shukla and Shelar clearly stated that the trophy winning should be handed over to the team. This is a trophy of ACC and not of any one person. Naqvi did not refuse this, but he was avoiding responsibility. ”
‘Naqvi had to praise India’
He said, “Naqvi was adamant that the matter should not be discussed in the AGM and it should be raised separately at some time. The only agenda of the meeting was to choose the vice -president, but was also postponed. ”It is discovered that Naqvi did not congratulate the BCCI members for winning the Asia Cup but was forced to formally praise Suryakumar Yadav -led team when she was stressed by Shelar. The source said, “When the meeting started, the Chairman (Naqvi) in his brief initial remarks ended his talk by congratulating Nepal against the West Indies and congratulating Mongolia for becoming ACC member.”
BCCI will take this case to ICC
He said, “Then Shelar raised the question,” Why are you not congratulating India for the Asia Cup title? ” He forced Naqvi to congratulate and the PCB chief agreed and duly congratulated. ”The BCCI will now take the matter to the ICC, which is to be held in November. The source said, “Shukla and Shelar argued that the ACC should be kept in the trophy office and the BCCI would get it collected from there. He said, “We want a trophy as a valid winner.” Naqvi was not refusing for this, but was also avoiding responsibility. ”
‘Naqvi was feeling like cartoon’
The source said, “It was clarified that the BCCI would complain to the ICC and the shelar was briefly left.” The source also said that Naqvi said that he was feeling ‘like a cartoon’ and embarrassed while waiting on the stage of the victorious Indian team. Both teams played against each other three times in the tournament and won India every time including the final. During the event, the Indian team adopted a ‘policy of not joining hands’ with Pakistani players, which angered the PCB. After the Pahalgam terror attack, hostility between the two neighboring countries is at its peak, in which 26 Indian tourists were shot by Pakistan -backed militants. India then initiated military action under ‘Operation Sindoor’ to destroy terrorist structures across the border.
