ICC may take huge step to resolve Asia Cup trophy issue between BCCI and Mohsin Naqvi’s ACC: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to form a special panel to settle the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 trophy dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), headed by Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi.

India won the Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final held on September 28 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, the Indian players refused to collect the trophy from Naqvi, who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and Pakistan’s Interior Minister. Naqvi then took the trophy away with him, and it has not been handed over to the Indian team since.

During the ICC meeting held on Friday, November 7 in Dubai, BCCI representative Devajit Saikia reportedly raised the issue in the presence of Naqvi himself and said that he was keeping the trophy despite India rightfully winning it. According to a report by Cricbuzz, the discussion happened in an informal way and was friendly and calm, and not tense or angry.

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ICC may form a panel to resolve the issue

The BCCI made its stand clear that the trophy be handed over to India immediately. The report also adds that other board members present in the meeting agree that the issue should be resolved as soon as possible. "If required, a panel may also be formed to address the issue but as of Friday night, there was no confirmation of one being formed," the report stated.

For now, all parties have maintained silence on the controversy. There has been no word from the BCCI or Devajit Saikia, and neither the ICC nor Mohsin Naqvi has spoken up.

As far as the Asia Cup 2025 is concerned, the tournament was marred by several controversies, including the no-handshake incident that erupted after Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and his team refused to shake hands with the Pakistani players, citing the Pahalgam terror attack as a reason for protest.

Later, the Pakistan team threatened to boycott the remaining Asia Cup matches and urged the ICC to take action against Suryakumar Yadav and remove match referee Andy Pycroft, whom they accused of being biased towards India.

Pakistan, however, agreed to play their matches after a meeting was arranged between their captain Salman Agha and Pycroft. Pakistani players Haris Rauf and others were seen making controversial gestures during their next two matches against India, for which the ICC even sanctioned them. SKY was also fined for his political statement and no-handshake policy.