Overview

• After India beat Pakistan in the September 28 final, the team refused to accept the trophy from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who then removed it from the presentation area.
• Sources cited by PTI say the trophy remains secured at the ACC office in Dubai with instructions that it not be moved or handed over without Naqvi’s in‑person approval.
• Naqvi has conveyed that only he will present the trophy to Team India or the BCCI, keeping the handover on hold until he can do so himself.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia says the board will file a complaint at the ICC’s November meetings, with options under consideration including censure or seeking Naqvi’s removal as an ICC director.
• The row follows a politically fraught tournament marked by avoided handshakes and pointed gestures, and it has intensified scrutiny of Naqvi’s overlapping roles as Pakistan’s interior minister, PCB chairman and ACC chief.