Overview

• India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai but declined to accept the trophy from ACC president and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation.
• Naqvi left the ceremony with the silverware and later invited India to collect it from ACC headquarters, leaving the handover unresolved.
• The BCCI has criticized the episode, sought Naqvi’s removal from his ACC role, and plans to raise the dispute at the ICC’s November meeting.
• Event organizers in Pakistan announced the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Excellence Gold Medal for Naqvi, with a Karachi ceremony proposed and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited as chief guest.
• Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf publicly supported Naqvi’s stance, saying the handover should proceed through the ACC chief under established protocol.