BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla on Monday (September 14, 2026) said Indian women team’s refusal to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi was Board’s “collective decision” and the Asian Cricket Council chairperson also “did not raise any objection” to it.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final on Sunday (September 13, 2026) in Dubai but did not accept the trophy from Mr. Naqvi, continuing a trend started by the men’s team during the 2025 Asia Cup following last year’s Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. ALSO WATCH Asia Cup 2026: Indian women’s cricket team refuse trophy from Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi “We discussed the matter among ourselves and decided that we would not accept it (trophy) from him.
Therefore, I do not think there should be so much criticism over that,” he said. It was our collective decision. He (Naqvi) also did not raise any objection to it,” Mr. Saikia talking to Mr. Naqvi during the Asia Cup final, but Mr. When you are at a match, everyone is present there and interacts in a professional capacity. Mr. Shukla also congratulated the team on the Asia Cup triumph, and expressed confidence in the team doing well in the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
Shukla told reporters after arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport with the team. “We informed our team accordingly, and he presented it to whoever he had to and then left,” Shukla added. “We had taken a conscious decision considering all prevailing aspects, and our position had been communicated to the ACC in advance, that the Indian team would not participate in the trophy presentation under the circumstances,” Mr. Saikia had told PTI earlier. Shukla said it was a mere “routine interaction. “What Saikia ji said is absolutely correct.
Some images had surfaced earlier of Mr.
