\u201cI have done nothing wrong and I have never apologised to the BCCI nor will I ever do so,\u201d says ACC chairman
\n Islamabad
\nAsian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, in a strong rebuttal against recent claims circulating in Indian media, denied apologising to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the Asia Cup trophy presentation row.
\nAddressing what he called \u201cfabricated, nonsense and cheap propaganda,\u201d Naqvi, who also heads the Pakistan Cricket Board, said that Indian media is prioritising misinformation over facts. \u201cThis fabricated nonsense is nothing but cheap propaganda, aimed only at misleading their own people,\u201d he posted on X. \u201cI have done nothing wrong and I have never apologised to the BCCI nor will I ever do so,\u201d the ACC chairman added.
\nHe also took a jibe at the \u201cpersistent politicisation\u201d of cricket in India and said, \u201cUnfortunately, India continues to drag politics into cricket, damaging the very spirit of the game.\u201d Naqvi clarified that he was prepared to hand over the trophy on the final day and even today. \u201cI was ready to hand over the trophy that very day and I am still ready now. If they [India] truly want it [trophy], they are welcome to come to the ACC office and collect it from me,\u201d he concluded.
\nThe trophy row followed a series of controversies involving the Indian team during the Asia Cup \u2014 from players snubbing handshakes to refusing to receive the trophy from Naqvi.
\nDuring a routine ACC meeting in Dubai on Tuesday, the ACC chairman rejected BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla\u2019s repeated demands to hand over the Asia Cup 2025 trophy, asserting that the silverware should be collected by the Indian skipper in person, the sources told Geo News.
\nNaqvi responded that the issue was not part of the meeting\u2019s agenda. After further insistence, he remarked that if the Indian team wanted the trophy, its captain should visit the ACC office personally to receive it.
\nNo decision was taken yet on whether the trophy will be handed over to the Indian side.
\nAccording to sources close to regional cricket bodies, BCCI officials \u2014 who attended the meeting virtually \u2014 reacted sharply to Naqvi\u2019s stance, demanding instead that the trophy be transferred to the International Cricket Council (ICC) headquarters.
\nOther ACC members reportedly attempted to defuse tensions, urging Indian officials to show restraint. However, the BCCI delegation abruptly left the meeting and cut its digital feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cI have done nothing wrong and I have never apologised to the BCCI nor will I ever do so,\u201d says ACC chairman Islamabad Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, in a strong rebuttal against recent claims circulating in Indian media, denied apologising to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-506245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n