Mohsin Naqvi Apologises To BCCI, Heads To Lahore Amid Asia Cup Trophy Row: Sources

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi has apologised to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for leaving the Dubai Cricket Stadium on September 28 with the trophy won by the Suryakumar Yadav-led India team in the T20 Asia Cup 2025 final.

According to a report by Sports Tak, Naqvi said,

"What happened shouldn't have happened."

Earlier this week, he had insisted that the trophy would be handed over to India only if captain Suryakumar Yadav came to collect it personally.

Despite the apology, Naqvi has refused to return the trophy and the medals to the Indian team. He is also scheduled to leave for Lahore, Pakistan, even as the Asia Cup trophy controversy continues. On September 30, Naqvi had also refused to congratulate India during the ACC meeting, following their triumph over Pakistan.

"I was standing there as a cartoon without any reason. There was no information to ACC in writing that the Indian team would not accept it from me."

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav also criticised the ACC for denying the winning team their trophy:

"This is one thing which I have never seen. Since I started playing cricket, I have been following cricket. That a champion team is denied a trophy. That too, a hard-earned one. It's not like it happened easily. But it was a hard-earned victory. We have been here since the 4th, and played a game today. Two back-to-back good games in two days. I feel we deserved it. And I can't say anything more. I think I have summed it up really well."

In response to Naqvi's controversial actions of retaining the trophy and medals after Pakistan's five-wicket defeat in the final-their third consecutive loss to India at the event-the BCCI plans to file an official complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC).