India, Oct. 14 -- India finally got their hands on a winning trophy on Tuesday (October 14). When you read a line like this, it generally means that the team has won after a long time, but that was not the case with the Indian men's cricket team. They won every match of their last white-ball assignment to become the unbeaten champions of the Asia Cup 2025, which marked their record ninth title in the tournament but they did not get the winning trophy in the ceremony. In fact, more than a fortnight since beating Pakistan in the final, India still await the Asia Cup trophy.

That's why when BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla presented the winning trophy, albeit a different one, to India captain Shubman Gill for beating West Indies 2-0 in a h...