Gautam Gambhir Creates History As India Defeat Pakistan To Win Asia Cup 2025 Title | Cricket News

Gautam Gambhir creates history after India win Asia Cup 2025 title. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Gautam Gambhir entered his name in the history books on Sunday, September 28, by becoming the first cricketer in the world to win the Asia Cup as well as an ICC trophy both as a player and as a head coach. As a player, Gambhir was a member of the Indian teams that won the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Asia Cup in 2010, and as the head coach of Team India, he won the ICC Champions Trophy in March 2025 and the Asia Cup on September 28.

Ravi Shastri also won an ICC trophy and the Asia Cup (twice) as a player and the Asia Cup as head coach (in 2018), but he never managed to win an ICC trophy as head coach.

ICC and ICC Trophies won by Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir was appointed as head coach of Team India in July 2024, and since then he has won all matches as head coach in multi-nation tournaments.

Before winning all seven matches in the Asia Cup 2025, India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as well with a perfect win record.

India not awarded trophy

In a bizarre sequence of events, the Asia Cup trophy was not awarded to champions India at the presentation after they refused to accept the silverware from Pakistan minister and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi.

There was drama aplenty following India’s thrilling win in the Asia Cup final over arch-rivals on Sunday, which culminated with the victors celebrating their triumph without the trophy.

The presentation ceremony finally began after a long delay but only individual performers were feted. Despite India’s refusal to accept the trophy from him, Naqvi stood firm on the stage and eventually the trophy was not awarded to the winning team probably the first time on a cricket field.

Despite the delay, a sizeable number of Indian fans stayed back for the presentation and they did not shy away from booing Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha when he walked towards the stage.

India were fine with taking the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board’s vice-chairman Khalid Al Zarooni, who shared the stage with Naqvi but the latter did not allow that to happen.

As Naqvi stood on one side for the presentation ceremony to begin, Indian players were standing within 15 yards, refusing to budge from their places and the formalities were being inordinately delayed.