Drama continued till the very end of the Asia Cup 2025 as India refused to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief. India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the grand
finale of the continental championship but reportedly, didn’t get the trophy following their informal protest. The matter escalated when the organisers took the trophy away from the post-match presentation, forcing India to celebrate without it.
A clarity on the entire chain of events is still awaited, but the pictures from the venue suggests that the champions were denied the trophy after their refusal. However, it didn’t stop Suryakumar Yadav & Co to celebrate their historic win.
Several videos surfaced on social media that shows Suryakumar Yadav recreating Rohit Sharma’s act of receiving the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados – a slow-motion walk towards the podium, laying his hands in the trophy and celebrating with loud cheers.
Asia Cup 2025 celebration without trophy. Team India 😂😂🔥🔥🇮🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/2hCL578PFo
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) September 28, 2025
The Indian team refused to take the Asia Cup trophy from ACC and PCB head Mohsin Naqvi. And then did a mock trophy presentation ceremony of their own. #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2025 pic.twitter.com/joos0JFTn7
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) September 28, 2025
Surya dada recreated the Rohit Sharma celebration of T20 World Cup 😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/PPi4dcWWU1
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) September 28, 2025
Ouch, Suryakumar Yadav bringing in an imaginary Asia Cup since the original has been taken away. 🥹pic.twitter.com/m2Y7wZZTwk
— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) September 28, 2025
Ouch, Suryakumar Yadav bringing in an imaginary Asia Cup since the original has been taken away. 🥹pic.twitter.com/m2Y7wZZTwk
— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) September 28, 2025
Indian team celebrates without the Asia Cup trophy. Mohsin Naqvi apparently ran away with it. Pakistan now stealing things because they can’t win it 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/0PQuYppyn5
— Koustav Sengupta (@KoustavOfficial) September 28, 2025
As Naqvi took the dais, he was told India wouldn’t accept the trophy if he presented it. The trophy was taken inside the dressing room. According to PTI, India were willing to accept the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board vice-chairman Khalid Al Zarooni, but Naqvi did not permit it. The incident marked an unusual and tense moment in cricket history.
India thump Pakistan to win Asia Cup
Chasing 147, India suffered a top-order collapse at 20 for three, with Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shubman Gill falling cheaply. But Tilak Varma displayed maturity beyond his years, anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 69 off 53 balls. He found support from Sanju Samson (24) and Shivam Dube (33 off 21).
Earlier, Pakistan posted 146 after a promising 84-run opening stand between Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46). However, the middle order collapsed spectacularly once Kuldeep Yadav (4/30) struck, ably supported by Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel. From 113 for one, Pakistan lost nine wickets for just 33 runs.
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