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India women snub Pakistan minister Naqvi in Asia Cup trophy row
India's women's cricket team refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister, after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in…
India's women's cricket team refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister, after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Dubai final on Sunday. The BCCI said the snub was a "conscious, institutional decision" communicated to the ACC in advance, citing prevailing sentiments after last year's Pahalgam terror attack. India coach Amol Muzumdar said the trophy was not what mattered to them.
Naqvi presented runners-up medals to Sri Lanka alone, and the trophy remains with the ACC office, the same outcome as when the men's team won the 2025 Asia Cup. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia clarified the stance was not against the players or the sport, and the team now focuses on defending their Asian Games gold medal in Japan. Some Pakistani social media users praised the Indian team's gesture, calling Naqvi unfit for the role.
Indian Opinion Analysis
DW and ThePrint report the snub as a straightforward political replay, crediting the BCCI with a pre-planned decision. National Herald goes further, calling the ceremony a 'farce' born of mutual immaturity and pointing to the missing men's trophy as a symbol of the impasse. NDV Sports frames the BCCI's statement as an institutional explanation, while Rediff sticks to the factual sequence of who did what and when. The coverage reveals an emerging standoff pattern: both sides have hardened positions, the ACC has become a stage for unresolved bilateral grievances, and the trophy now seems secondary to the statement made by not collecting it. The Asian Games in Japan will be the next test of how far this protocol extends.
Coverage: 6 sources, 1 government-critical, 5 neutral
Sources (6): dw.com (neutral report), theprint.in (neutral report), nationalheraldindia.com (government critical), sports.ndtv.com (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), washingtonpost.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
