Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- India defeated Pakistan to retain their Asia Cup crown but declined to accept the trophy from Pakistan's interior minister and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi, bringing an unusual close to a politically sensitive tournament on Sunday.

The high-stakes final followed weeks of tension between the two nuclear-armed nations, who had clashed militarily in May. India and Pakistan faced each other three times in the eight-nation event in the UAE, with India victorious on each occasion.

Following India's five-wicket win in the Dubai International Stadium final, the presentation ceremony was delayed for over an hour and abruptly shortened before the trophy handover.

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