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Report Claims India Told to Decline Naqvi's Asia Cup Trophy
Reports say India’s women’s cricket team may have been told not to take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi.
Naqvi is the president of the Asian Cricket Council and a Pakistani government minister.
India played Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final.
The report says the instruction would apply if India won.
Journalist G.S. Vivek was said to have confirmed the claim.
However, India’s cricket board has not officially confirmed it.
A similar trophy presentation happened after the 2025 men’s Asia Cup final.
The story shows how cricket events involving India and Pakistan can become linked to politics.
Reports claim India’s women’s team was instructed not to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi.
The reported instruction follows India’s victory over Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final.
Journalist G.S. Vivek reportedly confirmed the alleged instruction, according to the article.
No official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirming the instruction has been issued.
The claim recalls the 2025 men’s Asia Cup presentation, when India reportedly did not accept the trophy from Naqvi.
- Who
- India’s women’s cricket team, Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council, and journalist G.S. Vivek.
- What
- Reports claim India was instructed not to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi after the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final.
- Where
- The final was reported to be in Dubai.
- When
- After India’s reported victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The alleged instruction is linked to tensions surrounding Naqvi’s roles in Asian cricket and Pakistani government, as well as the previous 2025 trophy controversy.
Reported Instruction
Officially Unconfirmed
Whether India was told to refuse the trophy
Reported Instruction
Reports circulating on social media and in Pakistani media, along with an alleged confirmation by G.S. Vivek, say India received a clear instruction not to take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi.
Officially Unconfirmed
The article says no official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed that such an instruction was issued.
Potential for another presentation dispute
Reported Instruction
If the report is accurate and India won, the team could again decline a trophy presentation involving Naqvi.
Officially Unconfirmed
Naqvi was reportedly expected to attend and present the trophy, but the article does not establish that another refusal would occur.
Key facts
- Event
- Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final
- Reported finalists
- India and Sri Lanka
- Reported venue
- Dubai
- ACC president
- Mohsin Naqvi
- Reported instruction
- India was allegedly told not to accept the trophy from Naqvi.
- Official confirmation
- No confirmation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India was reported.
- Related precedent
- India reportedly did not accept the trophy from Naqvi after the 2025 men’s Asia Cup final.
Quotes
G.S. Vivek
Senior sports journalist reportedly associated with confirming the alleged instruction
“Do NOT take the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi if India wins.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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