Men’s Asia Cup

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During the Asia Cup, Naqvi had previously expressed disappointment over the “lack of sportsmanship” from the Indian side after Yadav seemingly politicised the win by dedicating it to the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in May.

Earlier this year, a brief but intense military escalation erupted after India launched air strikes in Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir. Pakistan denied involvement, and the crisis eased following US intervention. Since then, relations have become exceedingly sour between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

The PCB had lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over Yadav’s remarks, leading to him reportedly being fined 30 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.

Meanwhile, pacer Haris Rauf and opener Sahibzada Farhan were also reprimanded by the ICC for gestures made during the Asia Cup Super Four match against India.

Following the final, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated the Indian cricket team on winning the match, calling it a continuation of India’s Operation Sindoor.

Naqvi had also responded to Modi’s post on X, saying: “If war was your measure of pride, history already records your humiliating defeats at Pakistan’s hands,” in an apparent reference to Pakistan’s success during the conflict. He added that “no cricket match can rewrite that truth”.

“Dragging war into sport only exposes desperation and disgraces the very spirit of the game,” he had said.

 

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‘Have never apologised to BCCI nor will I’: Mohsin Naqvi hits back at Indian media reports​

Dawn.com
October 1, 2025

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Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (R) receives the runner up cheque from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation ceremony at the end of the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket final match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 28, 2025. — AFP

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asia Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday refuted claims by Indian media that he had apologised to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the trophy handover issue at Sunday’s Asia Cup final.

The closing ceremony of the men’s Asia Cup descended into farce on Sunday as the Indian cricket team refused to collect the winners’ trophy from the ACC chief, marking a historic low in cricketing relations between the two countries. Subsequently, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup.

Later, Indian media alleged that Naqvi had himself refused to hand the trophy over to the Indian team.

Today, several Indian outlets, including IndiaToday, Financial Express and Hindustan Times, reported that Naqvi had now apologised to the BCCI, but that he still refused to hand them the trophy.

Responding to an India Today post about their report on social media platform X, Naqvi stated, “Indian media thrives on lies, not facts. Let me make it absolutely clear: I have done nothing wrong and I have never apologised to the BCCI nor will I ever do so.”

He called the claims “fabricated nonsense” and “cheap propaganda”, saying it was aimed at misleading Indian people.

The PCB chairman slammed India for continuing to “drag politics into cricket, damaging the very spirit of the game”.

“As ACC chairman, I was ready to hand over the trophy that very day and I am still ready now,” he said. “If they truly want it, they are welcome to come to the ACC office and collect it from me.”

Faultless performance from Mr Naqvi.

Remarkable how much Indian mainstream media outlets simply lie shamelessly.

 

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Bichara @samsite84 phir Ban hogaya.

Uussay I think by the end of the year, Manhoos of the Year Award mil he jaey ga.

Challo, koi gual nahe.

Uus ka 2nd account ya tou activate ho jata hoga, nahe tou wo apnay "dousray" Forum pay challa jata hoga.

Par waha wo maza kaha... Idiots say bhara howa hai.

 

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No.

Satisfaction, saar, is witnessing India politicise cricket to the point where winning against a very poor Pakistan team is actually regarded as balancing out the loss of 7 jets (Suryakumar's words...not mine).

Pakistanis are quite happy with the collective delusions of 1.5billion.

Bhayya,we both satisphaid. Itz good.
Harish bhayya took retirement, i very sad.

 

[SABRE]

- What a pathetic tournament

- What a pathetic sport

- Politics killed cricket in Pakistan and South Asia

- No superstar left in Pakistani side

- No superstar in the India side either, but they at least can bat and bowl.

- Its time to bury cricket

 

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Hi @samsite84 ...

 

[panzerfaust 3]

Dunno about dhoni but Ravindra Jadeja is a Rajput proper

and Indian liberals have been upset about his "casteist" celebration

Are sharmaji kidhar ho?

 

[panzerfaust 3]

Bhayya,we both satisphaid. Itz good.
Harish bhayya took retirement, i very sad.

English me baath kaiku karthi anna thum
Tumku itti hinthi nae attha kya???

 

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