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Devajit Saikia, the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) secretary, has condemned the enactment of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi taking the Asia Cup trophy on with him from the dais aft India declined to judge it from him. Mr. Saikia besides confirmed that the BCCI volition instrumentality up the contented successful the adjacent International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Board gathering successful November.
“We person decided not to instrumentality the trophy from the ACC president (Naqvi) who happens to beryllium the 1 of the main leaders of Pakistan, truthful we person decided not to instrumentality it from him. But that does not mean that the man volition instrumentality distant the trophy,” Mr. Saikia said present moments aft Suryakumar Yadav’s squad celebrated connected the champions’ podium without a trophy.
“We came on with the medals, truthful it is precise unfortunate, precise unsporting and we anticipation that the trophy and the medals volition beryllium returned to India arsenic soon arsenic possible.”
The impasse betwixt the BCCI and Mr. Naqvi archetypal resulted successful the presumption ceremonial delayed by astir 90 minutes and ended with the presenter walking distant with the trophy alternatively of the winning captain.
“In the adjacent ICC league successful Dubai successful the archetypal week of November, we are going to lodge a precise superior and precise beardown protestation against the enactment of ACC chairperson.
Announcing a currency prize of ₹21 crore combined to India’s squad – including players and enactment unit – for winning the Asia Cup, Mr. Saikia drew a parallel betwixt the Asia Cup triumph and Operation Sindoor successful May, successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam panic attacks.
“We are precise arrogant of our squad and they person excellently delivered successful the cricket pitch,” Mr. Saikia said. “Our equipped forces person delivered it successful the borderline area. Now the aforesaid happening has been repeated successful Dubai. So this is an fantabulous moment, a momentous juncture for Indian cricket.”
