India, Sept. 30 -- Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal made an urgent appeal to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), saying the body should put its foot down and refuse to play against Indian in the upcoming multi-nation events after what happened during the post-match presentation of the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025 tournament. After winning the final by five wickets against Salman Ali Agha's side, India refused to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

The post-match ceremony was delayed by 45 minutes as India didn't budge from their stance of not wanting to take the trophy from Naqvi, who is also the head of PCB and the Interior Minister of Pakistan. Throughout the tournament, N...