Overview
- India won the Asia Cup 2025 by five wickets over Pakistan in Dubai, then declined to receive the trophy from ACC and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi as the silverware was taken off the podium.
- Reports say the trophy is locked inside the ACC office at the ICC Academy complex in Dubai and cannot be moved without Naqvi’s authorization.
- Varun Chakravarthy said he planned a victory photo with the cup, posted a viral shot with a coffee mug instead, and added, “The Cup can be taken away, but we are champions.”
- Naqvi has indicated India can collect the trophy from the ACC office, while BCCI officials plan to address the standoff during meetings scheduled alongside the ICC’s Nov. 4–7 gathering in Dubai.
- Concerns remain that Naqvi may not attend the November sessions, raising the prospect that the deadlock over the presentation protocol and custody of the trophy could persist.