Mohsin Naqvi took away the trophy along with the medals to his hotel: BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia has asserted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Mohsin Naqvi walked away with the Asia Cup silverware and the team medals after the Indian team decided not to collect them from him.

Furthermore, Saikia also stated that the BCCI would lodge a very strong protest against the ACC Chief for his decision to walk off with the trophy. Notably, the Indian board is expected to protest the upcoming ICC meeting in November this year. 

“We had decided not to take the trophy from the ACC chairman who happens to be one of the leading leaders of Pakistan. But that does not mean that the gentleman will take away the trophy along with the medals. It is very unfortunate, very unsporting and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible. We are going to protest against this at the ICC conference in November,” Saikia said.

Furthermore, he also talked about India’s exceptional five-wicket win, stating that it is a befitting reply to the Pakistan team and the nation. Moreover, he also talked about the Indian government’s stance on playing against Pakistan in the multi-nation tournaments. 

“Our armed forces have delivered it in the border area, now the same thing has been repeated in Dubai. So this is an excellent moment, a momentous occasion for Indian cricket … It was Operation Sindoor earlier and now it is Operation Killa. So it is an extremely befitting reply to all the nonsense activities done by some of the hostile country persons. So I don’t think there can be a better reply to this occasion on the grand occasion of the final Dubai match,” he added.

“BCCI has followed the spirit and the policy formulated by the Government of India regarding all games. So when it is a bilateral tournament, India is not going to play against Pakistan or any other hostile country. And the BCCI has been doing it for the last 12 to 15 years. The Government has said that in multinational tournaments, whether it is cricket or football, we have to play. Otherwise, the federation will be banned by international federations. So we followed the policy of the Central Government,” he concluded.

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