Asia Cup champs without the trophy
India, Dec. 31 -- India, led by skipper Suryakumar Yadav, clinched the Asia Cup T20 after defeating Pakistan in the final in Dubai by five wickets. It was India's record-extending ninth Asia Cup title. However, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president, Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and the Interior Minister of Pakistan, walked away with the trophy after India refused to receive it from him. Unwilling to offer Naqvi the stage at a tournament held amid political tension following the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent military conflict between the two countries, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested another ACC representative to hand over the trophy. Naqvi held his ground, and the India...
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