Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Women’s Asia Cup Could Revive India-Naqvi Trophy Dispute
The Women’s Asia Cup is a cricket tournament being held in Dubai.
India and Pakistan will play each other in the group stage.
They could play again only if both teams reach the final.
Mohsin Naqvi may present the trophy because he leads the Asian Cricket Council.
He also leads Pakistan’s cricket board and is Pakistan’s Interior Minister.
India’s men previously refused to receive the Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi.
That trophy has still not been handed over to the champions.
The BCCI is waiting to see what would happen if India’s women win.
Another Asian Cricket Council official could present the trophy to avoid a new dispute.
The Women’s Asia Cup will be held in Dubai from August 28 to September 13.
India and Pakistan will meet in the group stage on September 5.
The teams can meet again only if both reach the final.
Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council chief, could present the trophy if India wins.
The BCCI has not said whether India’s women would accept the trophy from Naqvi.
- Who
- India, Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Mohsin Naqvi, and the Asian Cricket Council are central to the issue.
- What
- India’s potential victory could create a dispute over whether its women’s team would accept the trophy from Naqvi.
- When
- The tournament is scheduled for August 28 to September 13, with India and Pakistan playing on September 5.
- Where
- Dubai.
- Why
- The issue follows India’s men declining to receive the previous Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi amid tensions between India and Pakistan.
BCCI and Indian team position
Naqvi and Asian Cricket Council position
Potential trophy presentation
BCCI and Indian team position
The BCCI has not disclosed whether India’s women would accept the trophy from Naqvi and is taking a wait-and-watch approach.
Naqvi and Asian Cricket Council position
Naqvi could be on the presentation dais as Asian Cricket Council chief and has maintained that India must collect the men’s trophy from him.
Avoiding another controversy
BCCI and Indian team position
The ceremony could avoid another dispute if another Asian Cricket Council official presents the trophy. The BCCI has also said there would be no exchange of pleasantries between the teams.
Naqvi and Asian Cricket Council position
Naqvi previously said India could collect the men’s trophy from him at the Asian Cricket Council office, leaving the issue unresolved.
State of relations
BCCI and Indian team position
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said a meeting with Naqvi meant that the “ice had been broken,” although the trophy dispute remained unresolved.
Naqvi and Asian Cricket Council position
Naqvi continued to insist that India would have to collect the silverware from him after the tournament ended.
- Tournament
- Women’s Asia Cup
- Location
- Dubai
- Tournament dates
- August 28 to September 13
- India-Pakistan match
- September 5, during the group stage
- Potential second meeting
- Only if both teams reach the final
- Mohsin Naqvi’s roles
- Asian Cricket Council chief, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, and Pakistan’s Interior Minister
- Previous trophy dispute
- India’s men declined to receive the Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi, and it remains unresolved
