India went on to defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai and secured their 9th Asia Cup title. However, the post-match ceremony turned controversial as Team India refused to collect the winners’ trophy and medals.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has addressed the issue, saying that the decision was taken because ACC president and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was scheduled to hand over the awards, but India rejected citing political tensions.
Incidentally, the Asia Cup marked the first meeting between India and Pakistan on cricket field since the Pahalgam attack in April.
India celebrated with an imaginary trophy, with Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill‘s viral moments dominating social media.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav has confirmed that the team had decided not to receive the trophy from Naqvi, adding that nobody had forced them to take this stand.
He later explained that the trophy was not awarded to them as a result of their decision. “We as a team decided not to take the trophy (from Mohsin Naqvi). Nobody told us to do so. But I feel a team that that wins the tournament deserves the trophy,” said Suryakumar Yadav.
𝗖. 𝗛. 𝗔. 𝗠. 𝗣. 𝗜. 𝗢. 𝗡. 𝗦 🏆
A dominant performance capped by an unbeaten campaign 💪
Congratulations to #TeamIndia on winning #AsiaCup2025 🇮🇳 🥳
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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2025
India informed the officials that they were willing to receive the trophy from Emirates Cricket Board vice-chairman Khalid Al Zarooni who was sharing the stage with Naqvi. However, this did not happen as an ACC official took back the trophy.
Suryakumar Yadav shed light on the incident, expressing his astonishment that the winning team had been denied the trophy.
“This is one thing that I have never seen since I started playing and following cricket, that a champion team is denied a trophy, that too is a hard-earned one. It’s not like it was easy. We played two back-to-back good games in two days, I felt that we deserved it. I can’t say anything more,” said Suryakumar Yadav.
“If you tell me about the trophies, I have 14 of them in my dressing room. All the guys and the support staff, they are the real trophies. I have been a big fan of them throughout the journey of the Asia Cup. I think those are thge real trophies and the real moment those I am taking back, which will be staying with me forever,”
However, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma collected the Player of the tournament and Player of the Match.
