Asia Cup trophy controversy: Winning or losing is part of game but national prestige is above all | Sports

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From the very beginning, the Asia Cup 2025 trophy was never a dispute, who raised the cup, but it was about national honor, and has always been. The Indian cricket team refused to accept Mohsin Naqvi’s trophy, which doubles the ACC president and PCB chairman, was deliberately conducting a political political raid as a protest. It was not a break in the event, but a minor calculation, and in response, Pakistan’s position is full of a nation that values ​​respect for hollow theater.

The unfortunate Sunday in Dubai, in the circumstances that will be discussed for years, the Indian team refused to submit the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi. Instead of engaging the honorable person, he chose an empty indicator: celebrating with the “imaginary trophy”. That moment was not only auspicious but unpleasant. What message did they send? That a person from Pakistan, who also guides the ACC, was ineligible to offer the award. He is not a friend, not a game, it is a humiliation that is dressed as a pigmentary.

Subsequently, Indian media outlets claimed that Naqvi had apologized to the BCCI for a handover riot. Naqvi immediately, and rightly, termed the information as baseless propaganda: “I never apologized to the BCCI, nor would I never do it.” He restored the preparations to hand over the trophy any day if the BCCI cared about bringing it from the ACC office. This is not arrogant. This is dignity. And the nation stands with it.

This incident was born not by any misunderstanding but by intention. India’s Cricket Establishment has long performed an art in injection of sports in sports, especially when it comes to Pakistan. From the flag ban to the boycott of the venue, the BCCI has repeatedly turned the “Sharif man’s game” into a national statement. The Asia Cup 2025 was no different.

Denying a simple trophy handover, India turned the cricket final into a diplomatic flashpoint. The dramatic delay in the presentation ceremony, suddenly cutting off the cup before giving the cup, and refusing to shake hands, indicates all dishonesty. Instead of adopting the rituals of the game, India chose to perform an exclusion process.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not waste more time wasting India’s victory more than a match, dubbed it “Operation Sandor” and made it a military success. This turning point in the phrase exposes the most disease: This dispute shows: turning the play into a battlefield, fighting with rifles.

Naqvi, with the feature explanation, withdrew: “If war was your pride, history already records your humiliating defeats in the hands of Pakistan. No cricket match can re -write this fact.” His reaction was not personal, it was a reminder that the real pride is earned on merit, not on the designed symbols.

Some people may argue that the game is about winning and losing, that Pakistan failed on the pitch. True India won. But it was never a match of national dignity. When you are forced to “celebrate” nothing but air, your humiliation is broadcast globally. Social media memes exploded with pictures of Indian players who hoisted the Phantom Trophy. This moment of collective humor added more than any scorers.

Even BCCI Secretary Deojit Sikia confirmed the refusal. And when India threatened that it would file a protest, but it was never about the rules, it was about the status. India tried to behave a man who has two high offices and, through expansion, in one country. Their protests were no more than the ceremony, but more than the classification. This kind of arrogance does not deserve any reward.

Many voices from Pakistan and beyond have demanded the International Cricket Council to take action. Former captain Rashid Latif has termed it a “open and closed case”, which has demanded action against Surya Kumar Yadav for violating sports manufacturing. Others are concerned about Pakistan’s reaction, if mismanagement, can allow this slide to leave.

The PCB, and the nation, will have to ensure that justice is not delayed. Richie Richardson or any other match referee should work decisive and transparently. If the captain of India is committing an undisclosed game, then the punishment will have to be reflected.

The game is different: When you mix national pride, politics and cricket, you end up with chaos.

Respect crosses borders: No trophy is more valuable than mutual dignity.

Leadership matters: Mohsin Naqvi showed that we are not bowing. We respond.

Accountability is essential: ICC cannot allow double quality.

India may have a cup, but their behavior costs much more on them. Refused to accept the trophy? Their politics? Use their prime minister’s pool to rewrite the match? None of it raises them, it makes the game cheaper.

On the other hand, Pakistan may not have kept a physical cup, but in our national statement, we have maintained a high standard. This cup may disappear from our cabinet, but our dignity is unclear.

Finally, we play runs, wickets, for centuries. But sometimes, you should stand long to represent the trophy, respect, respect, justice and the spirit of cricket. India may have tried to turn it into a political statement. But to us, it is sacred.

Mohsin Naqvi’s non -compromised stance is not just about a trophy. It is about to prove that our pride is not a dialogue. And on this front, Pakistan, the nation stands with him for his brave and courageous decisions, which made him the hero of the nation at the right time.

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