BCCI to lodge protest against Mohsin Naqvi:PCB president runs away with India’s trophy; Suryakumar to donate his ₹28 Lakhs match fees

India’s 5-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 will go down in history. Not only for cricketing reasons, and the brilliance of the Men in Blue, but also for what transpired after the match. The Indian players protested against Mohsin Naqvi and refused to collect the trophy from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president. Subsequently, the post-match presentation ended without the Indian team receiving their Asia Cup trophy or the winners’ medals. PTI reported that Mohsin Naqvi carried the trophy and the medals with him. Suryakumar Yadav mocked the ACC president for the bizarre move. Meanwhile, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has claimed that the apex board will lodge a strong protest against Naqvi’s weird behaviour. India cannot take trophy from person who is waging war against us BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia justified the team’s refusal, saying that India cannot accept the trophy from a person who is “waging a war against the country.” India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the final on Sunday. “So far as the trophy is concerned, trophy distribution, India cannot take the trophy from the person who is waging a war against our country,” Saikia said. “We have taken a decision not to accept the trophy, but that does not allow the gentleman to take away the trophy and the medals to his hotel,” he added. “This is unexpected, very childish in nature, and we will launch a very strong protest with ICC in the forthcoming ICC meeting to be held in Dubai in the first week of November.” Suryakumar Yadav says his teammates are his ‘trophy’ Since the Indian team didn’t take the trophy from Naqvi, the presentation ceremony was concluded with Naqvi leaving the dais and taking the trophy with him on Sunday night. “I think this is one thing which I have never seen since I started playing and following cricket, that a champion team is denied a trophy. I mean that too, a hard-earned one. It’s not like it happened easily. It was a hard-earned tournament win,” Suryakumar said. “If you tell me about the trophies, my trophies are sitting in my dressing room. All the 14 guys with me. All the support staff. Those are the real trophies. These are real moments which I am taking back as lovely memories which will stay with me forever going forward. And that’s all.” “When the game is done, only the champions will be remembered and not the picture of a trophy,” he later posted on X . Will donate my Asia Cup match fee to armed forces and Pahalgam victims: SKY Suryakumar announced that he will donate his entire match fee from the Asia Cup to the country’s armed forces and the victims of Pahalgam terror attack. “I have decided to donate my match fees from this tournament to support our Armed Forces and the families of the victims who suffered from the Pahalgam terror attack. You always remain in my thoughts. Jai Hind,” the 35-year-old posted on X after the high-voltage win. India players are entitled to Rs four lakh per match in the T20 format, which means that Suryakumar would be donating a total of Rs 28 lakh for the seven games played in the continental event.