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India Claim Eighth Women's Asia Cup Title After Refusing Trophy From ACC Chief

BCCI directed the team not to accept the award from Mohsin Naqvi as a political protest, leaving the trophy with the Asian Cricket Council and no agreed plan for transfer.

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India beat China 1-0 to win the Junior Women's Asia Cup on Sunday.
Mohsin Naqvi's role as Pakistan's interior minister is the reason behind the BCCI's stance.

Overview

  • India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in Dubai on Sunday to win a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title.
  • The Indian side did not join the formal presentation when ACC president Mohsin Naqvi was on stage and the ceremony was delayed before Naqvi left without handing over the trophy.
  • BCCI officials and head coach Amol Muzumdar publicly confirmed that the board had told ACC organisers in advance that India would not accept the trophy from Naqvi and that the team stood by that decision.
  • The physical trophy remains with the ACC and there is no announced timeline or mechanism for India to take possession of it, raising procedural questions about future presentations and custody.
  • The standoff repeats the same issue from the 2025 men’s Asia Cup and reflects how unresolved India–Pakistan political tensions, including fallout from the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, are shaping cricket ceremony protocol and regional governance.