India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav as soon as once more took a cheeky dig at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi following India’s 2-1 T20I sequence win over Australia. The fifth and remaining match in Brisbane was washed out attributable to rain, however the Indian staff lifted the sequence trophy, resulting in a humorous remark from the skipper that was seen as a jibe on the Asia Cup 2025 trophy controversy.
The Asia Cup 2025, held in Dubai, ended on a controversial be aware regardless of India defeating Pakistan within the remaining by 5 wickets. The Indian staff refused to obtain the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, who’s each the PCB chairman and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president, in protest of his anti-India stance and feedback following the Pahalgam terror assaults. With neither occasion relenting, Naqvi took the trophy away, locking it contained in the ACC headquarters in Dubai, wright here it stays to today. After India’s sequence win towards Australia, Suryakumar was requested in regards to the feeling of lifting one other trophy.
“It feels nice to lastly get to the touch the trophy. Felt it in my arms, after I was handed over the trophy for the sequence victory. A number of days again one other trophy arrived in India our girls’s staff has gained the World Cup. That trophy has additionally arrived again dwelling. It feels nice and attending to touching this trophy as effectively feels good,” Suryakumar mentioned within the post-match press convention.
In the meantime, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that talks between the 2 cricket boards have lastly resumed. Saikia revealed that he met Mohsin Naqvi on the sidelines of an ICC board assembly in Dubai, the place officers helped facilitate dialogue on the trophy dispute.
“I used to be part of each the casual and formal assembly of the ICC. PCB chairperson Mohsin Naqvi was additionally current. Through the course of a proper assembly, it was not on agenda however ICC facilitated a gathering between myself and the PCB chief individually within the presence of a senior ICC office-bearer and one other senior official,” Saikia mentioned.
Based on stories, each boards are optimistic about resolving the matter quickly. The Asia Cup trophy, nonetheless within the ACC workplace beneath Naqvi’s orders, could lastly be handed over to the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) within the coming weeks.
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