Mohsin Naqvi shamed for stealing India’s Asia Cup trophy as 2011 WC winner blasts him: 'He isn’t ‘big enough...'

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi following the Asia Cup 2025 trophy controversy. Harbhajan stated that he wasn’t “big enough to decide” on whether the trophy should be awarded and added that the BCCI will receive it.

Tensions flared after the conclusion of the Asia Cup 2025 final at Dubai International Stadium on September 28. Suryakumar Yadav decided not to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi after securing a five-wicket victory over Pakistan. Naqvi then took the trophy and winner's medals with him to the hotel.

Asia Cup 2025 Post-Match Presentation Delayed by Over 90 Minutes

The post-match presentation of the Asia Cup 2025 was delayed by over 90 minutes. The Indian team refused to accept the trophy directly from Mohsin Naqvi, who is Pakistan’s Interior Minister and had shared controversial posts on social media.

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Individual awards were handed to players like Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Kuldeep Yadav, but India did not receive the trophy on the podium. Naqvi eventually left the stadium with the trophy, drawing criticism and being labeled unprofessional by many.

The silverware is now reportedly at the ACC headquarters, and Naqvi stated that he intends to hand it over to India. However, the Indian team remains unwilling to receive the trophy directly from him.

Don’t Think Mohsin Naqvi Is Big Enough To - Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh said that the controversy around the Asia Cup trophy and the handshake saga would not change the result. He emphasized that India won the tournament and added that there’s no point in delaying the handover of the trophy.

“A lot happened during the Asia Cup. About the handshake saga — before that, the bigger question was whether the matches should have happened at all," News18 quoted Harbhajan as saying.

“India won the tournament, and that is their biggest trophy. I don’t think Naqvi or anyone else is big enough to decide whether the trophy should be awarded or not. If not today, then tomorrow the trophy will be given, so what’s the point of keeping it aside? We have won it, and the trophy will come to us one day or another," he added.

Will India Receive the Asia Cup Trophy?

Following the Asia Cup 2025, it was reported that Mohsin Naqvi had apologized for the post-match debacle. However, Naqvi denied the claims, calling them “fabricated propaganda” by the Indian media. He even stated that India could collect the trophy directly from the ACC office.

During the ACC Annual General Meeting in Dubai, BCCI representatives Rajeev Shukla and Ashish Shelar raised objections, stating that the trophy belonged to the ACC and not an individual. Naqvi refused to clarify when the trophy would be handed over.

The BCCI has revealed that it will escalate the matter to the ICC during its November 2025 meeting. Notably, India dominated all three encounters against Pakistan, including a five-wicket win in the final, showcasing their superiority over their archrivals.

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