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BCCI claims ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi has taken the Asia Cup 2025 trophy in ‘personal possession’ and not kept it in the ACC office. India plans to demand it at Tuesday’s ACC meeting.
Rajeev Shukla and Mohsin Naqvi could be clashing for the Asia Cup trophy on Tuesday.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) believes that Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has taken ‘personal possession’ of the Asia Cup 2025 trophy, CNN-News18 has learned. Sources say the trophy is not in the ACC headquarters in Dubai, and the BCCI, believing that the custody is illegal, is planning to raise the issue in Tuesday’s pre-planned meeting with the Council’s members.
The meeting in Dubai is scheduled to begin at 2 pm local time (3:30 pm IST). It was originally supposed to see discussions on matters regarding the ACC’s Annual General Meeting, which was adjourned in Dhaka in July.
Sources say that if the meeting goes ahead as planned, BCCI’s representatives will participate and formally ask for the trophy, which India won by beating Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, to be delivered to the Indian board. If Naqvi doesn’t respond favorably, the Indian side has further action planned.
BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla or former treasurer Ashish Shelar will be the official representative. Shukla is the Executive Board Member for BCCI on the ACC Board, while Shelar serves as the BCCI’s Ex-Officio Board Member on the Board.
BCCI won’t stop there either. The powerful board is also set to take up the issue at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in November.
After the thrilling last-over win over Pakistan in a contest that was extremely emotionally-charged due to the long, bloody history between the political rivals, India refused to accept their hard-earned Asia Cup trophy and medals from Naqvi. They insisted on Naqvi’s notoriety for anti-India remarks and vile mocking of Indians.
The ACC chief, also a Pakistani politician and the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, insisted only he could present the awards. Backed by the BCCI, India proposed taking the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board’s Khalid Al Zarooni or Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Aminul Islam, but Naqvi stood his ground.
The standoff ended in unprecedented fashion: Naqvi walked off the stage with ACC officials, trophy in tow. The Indian players, refusing to be bogged down, celebrated with imaginary trophies and coffee cups, much to the joy of their fans.
Shivani Gupta is a Senior Associate editor and anchor with CNN-News18. She has 15 years of experience as a journalist, starting with print and then in TV. She has written for some leading publications in the co…Read More
Shivani Gupta is a Senior Associate editor and anchor with CNN-News18. She has 15 years of experience as a journalist, starting with print and then in TV. She has written for some leading publications in the co… Read More
September 29, 2025, 22:46 IST
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