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India women refuse Asia Cup trophy from Pakistan’s Naqvi
India's women's cricket team won the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday but refused to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister and…
India's women's cricket team won the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday but refused to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister and PCB chairman. The team stayed in the dressing room as Sri Lanka received runners-up medals. The ceremony was delayed by over 45 minutes with no individual awards presented.
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said the decision was a "conscious, institutional" call communicated to the ACC in advance, citing circumstances after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people and the brief India-Pakistan military conflict in May 2025. Coach Amol Muzumdar said the team stands by the BCCI decision. The Indian men's team had similarly refused the trophy from Naqvi after the 2025 Asia Cup final. India next plays at the Asian Games in Japan this month, where the women's team could face Pakistan in a medal match.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The coverage splits between outlets that report the snub as a straightforward act of political protest and those that frame it through BCCI's institutional rationale. Al Jazeera contextualises the refusal within the May 2025 military hostilities and the Pahalgam attack, calling the decision 'controversial,' while The Hindu and Deccan Herald lead with Saikia's statement that it was a 'conscious institutional decision' communicated to the ACC in advance. Gulf News and Khaleej Times emphasise the absence of a trophy photo and the Sri Lankan captain's distancing remark. The BCCI framing makes the decision appear orderly and premeditated, the critical framing foregrounds the public snub and the delayed, truncated ceremony. The ACC has not responded, and the next test is the Asian Games in Japan this month, where India and Pakistan could meet in the medal rounds.
Coverage: 10 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical, 6 neutral, 2 sensationalist
Sources (10): theprint.in (neutral report), aljazeera.com (government critical), amp.scmp.com (neutral report), gulfnews.com (sensationalist), khaleejtimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (sensationalist), sports.ndtv.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (2) (pro government), deccanherald.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 10 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 10 sources.
