Naqvi has responded by suggesting a ceremony in the first week of November and asked India to bring one of their players to receive the trophy.
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has refused to send the Asia Cup trophy to India and has instead asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to hold a ceremony in the first week of November and bring one of the Indian players to take the Asia Cup trophy from him.
Naqvi’s reaction came after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told India Today that BCCI has written an e-mail to Naqvi, who is also a minister in the Pakistani government, to hand over the Asia Cup trophy back to India.
According to Pakistani journalist Faizan Lakhani, after BCCI reached out to Naqvi for the Asia Cup, he responded by suggesting a ceremony in the first week of November and asking India to bring one of their players to receive the trophy.
“Asia Cup Trophy row: BCCI once again reached out to the ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi asking for the trophy. The ACC chief responded, suggesting a ceremony in the first week of November, “bring one of your players and receive the trophy,” Lakhani tweeted.
Later, news agency PTI also confirmed Naqvi’s reply by stating, “The BCCI secretary, BCCI’s ACC representative Rajeev Shukla and representatives of other member boards including Sri Lanka Cricket and Afghanistan had written to the ACC president last week over handing the trophy to India,” the ACC source said.
“But his response was that someone from BCCI should come to Dubai and take the trophy from him. So that matter has still not moved. BCCI has made its stance clear that it won’t be receiving the trophy from him. So the matter will most likely be decided in the ICC meeting,” he added.
Asia Cup trophy in Dubai
The Asia Cup trophy is currently at the ACC office in Dubai, and it was reported on October 10 that there are strict instructions that the Asia Cup trophy should not be moved or handed over without Naqvi’s approval.
According to a source close to Naqvi, the trophy remains in the ACC offices in Dubai with explicit instructions from Naqvi that it should not be moved or handed over to anyone without his approval and personal presence. Naqvi has indicated that he will personally hand over the trophy to the Indian team or the BCCI whenever that happens.
