Dubai, Sep 13 (PTI): The Asia Cup trophy deadlock continued for the second 12 months in a row after the victorious Indian ladies’s cricket on Sunday didn’t settle for the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs right here to raise their record-extending eighth Asia Cup title, however the gamers didn’t come out on the sector for post-tournament presentation ceremonies.
“India are formally the (Asia Cup) champions. Trophy or no trophy does not matter to us. That is BCCI’s stand (to not take trophy from Naqvi). We are able to’t say something on this,” India head coach Amol Muzumdar mentioned within the post-match press convention.
It could be recalled that the Indian males’s group had final 12 months declined to obtain the Asia Cup trophy and medals from Naqvi, who heads the Pakistan Cricket Board and can also be the Inside Minister of that nation.
The Indian group is but to obtain the Asia Cup trophy, which has since been saved within the ACC workplace.
As an alternative the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian outfit performed an impromptu celebration on the dais with out the bodily prize.
Nonetheless, this time the Indian ladies’s group members didn’t even return to the bottom after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia offered Nandini Sharma with an in-house greatest fielder medal.
Nonetheless, the Sri Lankan group acquired the runners-up cheque from Naqvi, and earlier than that every one the gamers and help workers accepted medals from SLC interim chief Eran Wikramaratne.
Naqvi left the stadium instantly after presenting the award to Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu, however in contrast to final 12 months he moved away with out carrying the trophy.
The diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan have been frozen ever since final 12 months’s Pahalgam terror assault and the following Operation Sindoor.
The gamers from each the edges — women and men — now comply with a no-handshake protocol at any time when they meet within the Asian or the worldwide occasions performed by the ICC. PTI UNG AM UNG ATK
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