‘Dragging war into sport disgraces spirit of game’, Naqvi slams Modi over Asia Cup victory remarks

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohan Naqvi has criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for drawing parallel between war and cricket victory, saying such rhetoric disrupts the spirit of the game.

Naqvi, who is also serving as the Home Minister of the country, said that history has already documentted India’s defeat against Pakistan in the battlefield. He added that doing sports politics through conflict -based comparisons reflects frustration rather than national pride.

“If war was your pride, history already records your humiliating defeat in the hands of Pakistan. No cricket match can be re -written. Draging the war in the game only exposes frustration and the spirit of the game is discredited,” Naqvi said in a post on X.

The statement came in response to Modi’s irrational tweet after India’s winning Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday, where the Indian Premier equalized the victory of cricket to congratulate its players with “Operation Sandur”, just to invite the program to the program.

Prime Minister of the Prime Minister of Indian Prime Minister Khawaja Asif also joined the criticism and said that Modi is destroying the culture and spirit of cricket for political benefits, thus the chances of resolving peace and conflict in the subcontinent are diminishing.

“Modi is eliminating the possibility of the affairs of the subcontinent and the possibility of resolving his politics by destroying the culture and spirit of cricket. The honor cannot be regained in such a way. The Pakistan war has been scored on 6-0.

Modi faced criticism not only Pakistani Netzines but also his tweet from the people of his own country. Even social media users and observers from India immediately condemned the comparison. Critics say there is a danger of playing sports politics with equal military operations in the cricket match and destroying the spirit of sports.

Reacting to the move, a journalist wrote on the X: “A prime minister described cricket as the equivalent of war. Just because India lost the war with Pakistan, so they need anything to compensate for this loss.”

Another user on the X, digging in Modi, wrote, “The equivalent of winning cricket with #Operations Indoor, where our soldiers tell their lives, is extremely disrespectful.”

Asia Cup trophy defeat

Earlier, the closing ceremony of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 ended in the dispute on Sunday when the Indian cricket team refused to submit the winner’s trophy to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohan Naqvi, who is also the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Earlier, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the tension at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium,

However, the post -present presentation was delayed when the Indian team refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi, which damaged Sharif’s game.

The ceremony ended without a traditional handover, which ended an extraordinary tournament. No traditional handshakes were exchanged between the players, before the matches continued, a model continued where political defects and intense tensions were clear.

“I have been told by the ACC that the Indian cricket team will not submit its awards tonight, so it ends the after -match offer,” says Simon Doll.

Pakistan captain Salman Agha said India’s actions during the tournament were “bad for cricket”.

“I think what happened in this tournament is very disappointing,” Agha told reporters.

“If they think that they did not dishonor our hands, then I say that they insulted cricket.

“This is the first time. I don’t know where it will stop. What has happened in this tournament is bad for cricket.”

Agha added that the team will donate their Asia Cup final match fees to civilians and children who were killed in the May Indian attacks.

The Asia Cup declared the first cricketing contest between the two sides since their military conflict in May, in which the politics of the field repeatedly shaded the field competition.

– with additional input from AFP