Overview

• The trophy is being kept at ACC headquarters in Dubai with instructions it not be moved or released without Mohsin Naqvi’s approval and presence, according to PTI-sourced reports.
• India declined to accept the cup from the ACC chairman after defeating Pakistan in the September 28 final in Dubai.
• Naqvi reportedly removed the trophy from the presentation stage and took it to the ACC office following the refusal.
• The BCCI plans to raise a formal complaint at the upcoming ICC board meeting, with possible moves to censure or seek Naqvi’s removal as an ICC director being discussed by sources.
• The dispute follows a tournament marked by heightened India–Pakistan tensions and comes as critics point to Naqvi’s concurrent roles leading the ACC, the PCB, and serving as Pakistan’s interior minister.