# India wins 8th Women’s Asia Cup, PM Modi, President Murmu hail team

2026-09-14T07:47:13+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 5 independent outlets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu congratulated the Indian women's cricket team after it won the Women's Asia Cup for a record eighth time. India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai, finishing the tournament unbeaten. The Prime Minister called the win a proud moment for Indian cricket, while the President said the team is a source of inspiration for the country's youth, especially daughters. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia explained that India declined to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the PCB chief, as a show of solidarity with the men's team. The team now leaves for the Asian Games in Japan.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All sources lead with the same congratulatory quotes from PM Modi and President Murmu, framing the win as a proud, inspirational moment. The Times of India and NDTV alone report the trophy snub from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi, with BCCI attributing it to solidarity with the men's team. The other outlets omit this entirely, sticking to the celebratory narrative. The balanced reading is that the trophy refusal was a politically consequential act, but most coverage chose to foreground unanimity and national pride, leaving the decision's context, ongoing tensions with Pakistan, underreported. The team leaves for the Asian Games in Japan this week.

## Coverage

- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/proud-moment-for-indian-cricket-pm-modi-on-womens-asia-cup-triumph-12043053#publisher=newsstand>
  Detailed match report with auto-generated syndicated feed, no mention of trophy snub
- timesnownews.com (government critical) <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/proud-moment-pm-modi-president-murmu-congratulate-india-on-asia-cup-triumph-article-156153916>
  Leads with and details the trophy refusal from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi, framing it as a political solidarity act
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (government critical) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/womens-asia-cup/proud-moment-for-indian-cricket-pm-modi-president-murmu-hail-india-after-historic-womens-asia-cup-triumph/articleshow/134231511.cms>
  Leads with and emphasizes the trophy snub from ACC chief Naqvi, framed via BCCI secretary's statement on political solidarity
- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/pm-modi-president-murmu-congratulate-indian-womens-team-on-asia-cup-triumph/20260914.htm>
  Neutral match summary with PM Modi quote, omits trophy snub entirely
- greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) <https://www.greaterkashmir.com/national/a-proud-moment-for-indian-cricket-pm-modi-president-congratulate-indian-womens-t20-cricket-team-for-winning-asia-cup-12529869>
  Neutral report with PM Modi and President Murmu quotes, omits trophy snub
- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/womens-asia-cup-2026/proud-moment-for-indian-cricket-pm-modi-on-womens-asia-cup-triumph-12043053>
  Detailed match report with auto-generated syndicated feed, no mention of trophy snub

Tags: BCCI, Droupadi Murmu, Harmanpreet Kaur, Narendra Modi, Smriti Mandhana, Women's Asia Cup
Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modi-president-murmu-hail-indias-eighth-womens-asia-cup-title/
License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources.
Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modi-president-murmu-hail-indias-eighth-womens-asia-cup-title/#story-in-brief