India, Oct. 5 -- India defeated Pakistan fair and square in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 and became the deserved champions. However, even after being the winners, the players did not get to lift the trophy. The reason is the drama around the trophy handover involving the ACC Chief, Mohsin Naqvi.

Notably, the Indian team was not ready to take the trophy from Naqvi, who is also the Interior Minister of Pakistan and was quite active during Operation Sindoor. Following this decision from the Indian team, Naqvi decided to leave the stadium with the trophy in his custody. This earned him criticism from the fraternity, and it was called an amateurish move on the part of the current PCB chairman.

Speaking on the incident, Indian all-rounder, ...