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During the tournament, India and Pakistan faced each different 3 times, with India winning each encounters, including the final. (Image recognition Agencies)
NEW DELHI: Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi connected Wednesday said the Indian squad is “welcome” to cod the Asia Cup trophy from him astatine the continental body’s caput office, arsenic the contention implicit the champions being denied the apical prize continued.
In a station connected X, Naqvi rejected reports claiming that he, during the ACC AGM connected Tuesday, had apologised to BCCI officials for his actions astatine the presumption ceremonial connected Sunday, erstwhile helium walked distant with the trophy aft the Indians refused to judge it from him.
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Naqvi, who is besides Pakistan Cricket Board president and interior curate of his country, with a pronounced anti-India governmental stance, said: “As ACC President, I was acceptable to manus implicit the trophy that precise time and I americium inactive acceptable now.
If they genuinely privation it, they are invited to travel to the ACC bureau and cod it from me.”He added: “Let maine marque it perfectly clear: I person done thing incorrect and I person ne'er apologised to the BCCI nor volition I ever bash so.”
NAQVI'S DEMANDS
- As ACC President, helium is acceptable to manus implicit the Asia Cup trophy to India.
- He insists that if India wants the trophy, they are invited to cod it from the ACC office.
- He maintains that helium has done thing wrong.
- He states helium has ne'er apologised to the BCCI and volition ne'er bash so.
Ashish Shelar and Rajeev Shukla had represented the BCCI astatine the ACC AGM, raising beardown objections implicit the trophy not being duly handed implicit to the Suryakumar Yadav-led side, which had defeated Pakistan successful the final.
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Naqvi reportedly told the BCCI officials that helium was consenting to springiness the trophy to the Indian team, but nary determination was made astatine the AGM, further frustrating the BCCI leadership. The committee plans to rise the substance astatine the ICC gathering successful November.During the tournament, India and Pakistan faced each different 3 times, with India winning each encounters, including the final. The Indian squad maintained a ‘no handshake policy’ with Pakistan players, angering the PCB.Tensions betwixt the 2 neighbours stay precocious pursuing the Pahalgam panic attack, successful which 26 Indian tourists were killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists. India aboriginal launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ to dismantle panic infrastructure crossed the border.
