Overview
- After India refused to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi post-final, the silverware was removed from the venue and is now held at the ACC office in Dubai.
- Naqvi, who heads the ACC and PCB and serves as Pakistan’s interior minister, says India may collect the trophy from headquarters and has refused to apologise.
- BCCI representatives objected at an ACC meeting and plan to take the dispute to the ICC’s November session.
- Pakistani organisers announced a Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal for Naqvi, with a ceremony planned in Karachi.
- Reaction is polarized, with former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf defending Naqvi as Indian voices like Harbhajan Singh and Rahul Tewatia press for the trophy’s return.