MUMBAI, Sept. 30 -- India's ninth Asia Cup triumph in a last-over thriller over Pakistan was overshadowed by a fraught post-match ceremony on Monday that saw the champions refuse to receive the trophy from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief, prompting him to walk off with the silverware and triggering the bizarre spectacle of the winners celebrating without their rightful crown. The unprecedented controversy - which also triggered a political controversy back home - brought the curtain down on a tense tournament that saw off-field hostilities in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack envelop all three India-Pakistan clashes, including a refusal to shake hands, heated words, and gestures mimicking crashed planes. "I think this is one...