Why did Team India not take the trophy?
According to sources, after the match, Indian players were told that Pakistan’s Home Minister and PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi will hand over the trophy to them. On this, Team India flatly refused. Indian players said that they can take the trophy from another officer, but not from Naqvi, because they have been constantly making anti -India statements.
At the same time, Naqvi was adamant that the ACC president will give the same trophy. Due to this dispute, the presentation ceremony remained stuck for about an hour. Finally, without taking the trophy, the Indian team started celebrating in the stadium and got down from the stage with the Naqvi trophy.
What is BCCI saying?
At the same time, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia said, ‘We decided not to take the trophy from the ACC president, who is one of the prominent leaders of Pakistan. So we decided not to take it from them. But this does not mean that he will take the trophy along with the medal. So this is very unfortunate and we hope that the trophy and medals will be returned to India as soon as possible… There is an ICC conference in Dubai in November. At the next conference, we are going to start very serious and tough opposition against this act of ACC President.
Who is Mohsin Naqvi?
Mohsin Naqvi is currently the President of ACC, Chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Home Minister of Pakistan. He is known for anti -India stance. Naqvi has given aggressive statements against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions.
Poison was also raised during ‘Operation Sindoor’
Mohsin Naqvi also came into the limelight when the Indian Army demolished the hideouts of terrorists in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’. Furious with this surgical action, Naqvi had made sharp attacks on India and made many controversial statements. He had said in many public meetings in Pakistan that ‘India has crossed the border and will be answered.’
Naqvi had claimed that the Pakistani Air Force killed Indian jets during Operation Sindoor, including Rafael. He said in a press conference, ‘We have shown India its place. The image of his so -called super power has collapsed.
His statements were criticized not only in India but also international forums. Naqvi is accused of provoking statements instead of taking action against terror and targeting India.