The Asia Cup trophy controversy has taken another turn, although nothing much is likely to change even after the fresh proposal. According to Telecom Asia Sport, Mohsin Naqvi the chairman of Asian Cricket Council (ACC), has suggested hosting a ceremony in Dubai on November 10 to officially hand over the trophy to the Indian men’s cricket team.
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the team have always maintained that they won’t receive it from Naqvi, who is also the chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the interior minister of the country.
“There was a series of letters exchanged with the BCCI, and the ACC has conveyed to them that we are ready to host Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and his players with BCCI official Rajeev Shukla to take the trophy in a ceremony on November 10 in Dubai,” Naqvi told IANS.
But BCCI sources have made it clear that India will not send any player or official to collect the trophy at any such event. The board reportedly asked Naqvi to hand over the trophy or the issue will be raised at next month’s ICC meeting in Dubai.
The controversy started after India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on September 28. The team refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi, due to his political position. The trophy was brought to the ground for presentation and taken back following the impasse. The teams met thrice in the competition and the Indians didn’t shake hands with their opponents in any of those.
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