Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:41 PM

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asia Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi strongly denied reports claiming he apologised to India's BCCI over the Asia Cup trophy handover issue. The controversy began when the Indian cricket team refused to accept the w inners' trophy from the ACC chief after Sunday's Asia Cup final. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav later claimed the team was denied the trophy despite their victory.

Several Indian media outlets reported that Naqvi apologised to the BCCI but still refused to hand over the trophy. Naqvi dismissed these reports as "fabricated nonsense" and "cheap propaganda" meant to mislead the Indian public. He declared firmly on social media, "I have...