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India women refuse Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief Naqvi again
India's women's cricket team refused to accept the Women's Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai…
India's women's cricket team refused to accept the Women's Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai on Sunday, September 13. It is the second consecutive tournament that the BCCI has declined the trophy from Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister and PCB chairman. The Indian players did not come to the field for the presentation ceremony, and Naqvi handed the runners-up cheque to Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu before leaving.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the decision was a conscious institutional call communicated to the ACC in advance, citing national sentiments after the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. Head coach Amol Muzumdar said the team stands by the board's position and winning the title is enough. The men's team had taken the same stance in 2025, and the trophy remains at ACC headquarters. The women's team now heads to the Asian Games in Japan, starting September 19.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Pro-government framings in Indian outlets present the trophy refusal as a firm institutional stand tied to national security and the Pahalgam attack, with BCCI secretary Saikia's statements as the lead. Government-critical framings, mostly absent, would question the diplomatic theatre of refusing a trophy while officials met Naqvi in the Royal Box, as Times Now and Rediff noted. Neutral wire reports by PTI and The Hindu led with the fact of the refusal and its precedent. The episode leaves the Asia Cup trophy unclaimed for a second year, with the next flashpoint being the Asian Games, where India enters as defending champion.
Coverage: 25 sources, 1 government-critical, 19 neutral, 5 sensationalist
Sources (25): sports.ndtv.com (sensationalist), sports.ndtv.com (2) (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (2) (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (2) (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sensationalist), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (3) (sensationalist), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (4) (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (5) (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (6) (neutral report), sportstar.thehindu.com (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (3) (sensationalist), sports.ndtv.com (4) (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (5) (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (6) (sensationalist), sports.ndtv.com (7) (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (8) (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), rediff.com (2) (government critical), rediff.com (3) (neutral report), thefederal.com (neutral report), assamtribune.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 25 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 25 sources.
