‘Felt like a cartoon’: Mohsin Naqvi addresses Asia Cup 2025 trophy controversy, BCCI says…

PCB and ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi revealed he was made to feel like a "cartoon" as he stood on stage waiting for India to receive the Asia Cup 2025 trophy.

New Delhi: A new round of tensions erupted on Tuesday between Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 trophy controversy. Naqvi is still holding on to the Asia Cup trophy and winners medals in his Dubai hotel room, after taking them away from the post-final presentation ceremony.

During a virtual ACC meeting, a few BCCI officials demanded the immediate return of the trophy and medals to India, emphasizing that they were nobody’s personal belongings. But Naqvi refused to comply.

Mohsin Naqvi said he was made to look “like a cartoon”

Naqvi expressed frustration during the Tuesday meeting, claiming he was not told that the Indian team had decided not to accept the Asia Cup trophy from him. He arrived on the ceremony podium, hoping to hand over the medals and trophy to Suryakumar Yadav and his team, but was made to look “like a cartoon”, as he waited on the stage for their arrival.

“Shukla and Shelar argued that the ACC should keep the trophy in the office and BCCI would get it collected. They said ‘we want the trophy as legitimate winners.’ Naqvi was passing the buck but not saying no at the same time. It was made clear that the BCCI will complain to the ICC and Shelar briefly left the meeting,” said the BCCI source.

BCCI complaint that the trophy isn’t Naqvi’s personal property

Maintaining a strong stance despite Naqvi’s complaints, the BCCI maintained that the trophy isn’t Naqvi’s personal property, hence, it has to be returned.

“Shukla and Shelar categorically said that the trophy should be handed over to the winning team. It is an ACC trophy and doesn’t belong to an individual. Naqvi did not say no to it, he was passing the buck,” the source added.

“Naqvi insisted that the matter should not be discussed in the AGM and should be brought up separately at some other time. The single – point agenda of the meeting was to elect a Vice-Chairman but even that was deferred.”

Story Highlight

1. A new round of tensions erupted on Tuesday between ACC, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India  over the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 trophy controversy.
2. A few BCCI officials demanded the immediate return of the trophy and medals to India, emphasizing that they were nobody’s personal belongings. But Naqvi refused to comply.
3. Naqvi expressed frustration during the Tuesday meeting, claiming he was not told that the Indian team had decided not to accept the Asia Cup trophy from him
4. Maintaining a strong stance despite Naqvi’s complaints, the BCCI maintained that the trophy isn’t Naqvi’s personal property, hence, it has to be returned.