Suryakumar Yadav-led India refused to take the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) secretary and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and the tournament was concluded without the trophy handover at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. India has celebrated their win without the trophy.
Notably, the finalists Pakistan collected their rewards from Mohsin Naqvi and some dignitaries. India's destructive batter Abhishek Sharma was the only player who went on to the stage and collected his reward.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been informed by the Asian Cricket Council that the Indian cricket team will not be collecting their awards tonight. So that does conclude the post-match presentation," informs Simon Doull.
What happened after India's Asia Cup win?
The Indian team said they would not take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi. Eight dignitaries, including Naqvi, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Council, the vice president of the Emirates Cricket Board, and sponsors, waited for the Indian team to come and take the trophy. After the Indian team refused to take the trophy, all the dignitaries left and announced that India had refused to take the trophy. After all the dignitaries left, the Indian team posed on the dias. Confetti was fired. The winning song was played, and the Indian took photos. Celebrated with fans. Sans the trophy. And left the stadium.
Why was there no Trophy ceremony in Asia Cup 2025?
Sports Tak understands that Team India is relaxing on the field alongside their support staff and family members, while PCB and ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi are present at the podium alongside some dignitaries. It was the stubbornness of the PCB chief that cancelled the trophy ceremony at Dubai Stadium.
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced 21 crore INR as the prize money for the Indian squad, along with support staff, for their performance in the Asia Cup 2025.
India's performance in the Asia Cup 2025
Suryakumar Yadav-led India were unbeaten in the tournament. They defeated UAE, Pakistan and Oman in the final, and after that the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the Super Four clash before defeating the Men in Green in the title decider of the tournament.