The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) will increase the Asia Cup trophy handover challenge on the upcoming Worldwide Cricket Council assembly in Dubai on November 4. The controversy arose when India refused to just accept the trophy from Pakistan’s Inside Minister and Asian Cricket Council Chairman Naqvi after successful the event, resulting in the trophy being faraway from the presentation ceremony with out clarification.The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that India had despatched a proper communication to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) ten days in the past relating to the matter however obtained no response.

“We now have approached ACC and we’ve despatched a letter 10 days in the past. There isn’t a optimistic response. We’re sustaining the identical stand. Subsequently, we are going to increase the difficulty on the ICC assembly, which begins on November 4 in Dubai. The trophy will come, and that’s for sure, as a result of this trophy has been gained by India arms down. Solely the timeline must be fastened,” Saikia instructed ANI.The BCCI secretary additional emphasised their stance on not accepting the trophy from Pakistan’s Inside Minister.“If we needed to take it from him, then we might have taken it on that day of the ultimate. Our stance is clear: we’re not accepting it from that gentleman. So, there isn’t any change of stand on the a part of BCCI. We’re not accepting the trophy from the ACC Chairman, who’s the Inside Minister of Pakistan. Subsequently, it has to return however not from his arms,” he added.Regardless of the controversy surrounding the trophy presentation, the Indian group discovered their very own technique to have fun their victory. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and his teammates celebrated by mimicking former captain Rohit Sharma’s gradual stroll from the T20 World Cup closing in 2024, lifting an imaginary trophy.The refusal to just accept the trophy got here amid ongoing cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, following India’s five-wicket victory within the event.