India, Oct. 1 -- In what comes as a big development over the Asia Cup trophy and medal saga, the ACC Chief and PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, has apologized to BCCI for the chaotic post-final scenes of September 28. However, the standoff over the silverware refuses to die.

As reported by India Today, Naqvi softened his tone at the ACC meeting on September 30. But the ACC Chief maintained that if India want the trophy and medals, their captain should collect them from the ACC office in Dubai.

India rejected the condition from Naqvi, arguing there was no such requirement on the night of the final and demanded a protocol handover governed by the ACC rules, not ad-hoc diktats.

BCCI vice-president, Rajeev Shukla, told the ACC that the trophy b...