A fresh controversy erupted after BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia accused Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC Chairman, of taking away the Asia Cup 2025 trophy and medals. Saikia said India had refused to accept the trophy from him, but warned of a strong protest at the ICC’s November Dubai conference.
00:00We congratulate the Indian cricket team for defeating Pakistan, hands down, at the group stage, at the Super 4, as well as in the final.
00:09We are very proud of our team, and they have excellently delivered in the cricket pitch.
00:14Our armed forces have delivered it in the border area. Now the same thing has been repeated in Dubai.
00:19We have decided not to take the trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the main leaders of Pakistan.
00:28But that does not mean that the gentleman will take away the trophy with him along with the medals.
00:33We hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible.
00:37My first reaction is that BCCI is extremely happy, and we congratulate the Indian cricket team for defeating Pakistan, hands down, at the group stage, at the Super 4, as well as in the final.
00:51All three messages were one-sided, and we congratulate our players, as well as the support staff, for bringing a lot of glory to our country.
00:58We are very proud of our team, and they have excellently delivered in the cricket pitch.
01:03Our armed forces have delivered it in the border area. Now the same thing has been repeated in Dubai.
01:09So this is an excellent moment, a momentous occasion for Indian cricket.
01:13This is an announced cash reward also for the team.
01:15Yes, as we are very happy, and they have done an extremely good job on the ground, defeating Pakistan 3-0, and there was absolutely no resistance.
01:26All the matches were one-sided, so we have decided that there will be a cash reward to the Indian team, which will be 21 crores.
01:34It will be distributed amongst the players and all the support staff.
01:37Sir, there is something which happened, not to the spirit of the games. How do you react on Pakistan? People reacted after the match, and the trophy was not given today.
01:49So, in fact, we have decided not to take the trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the main leaders of Pakistan.
02:00So we have decided not to take it from him, but that does not mean that the gentleman will take away the trophy with him along with the medals.
02:07So it is very unfortunate, very unsporting, and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible.
02:15So, but has V.C.J. registered its formal protest against this act of the gentleman?
02:20This is definitely what we are going to do. There is an ICC conference in the month of November, in the first week of November in Dubai.
02:28In the next conference, we are going to lodge a very serious and very strong protest against the act of the ACC chairperson.
02:38Sir, but before this, also in earlier matters, on the second match, particularly in the Super Force game, we have seen Aris Ravukh and other players doing their 6-0 signaling and signaling planes down.
02:49How do you see the players' approach and their administrations?
02:51I do not see anything that 6-0. It is just an imaginary thing they are doing. So we have no response to that.
02:57But today, the result is loud and clear, 3-0 in favor of India.
03:01Sir, even Prime Minister, India's Home Minister and all other...
03:05Now, very interesting tweet is going... I will respect the Honourable Prime Minister's tweet. We have seen it. We are elated by that.
03:11But a lot of things are going out. It was Operation Sindhur earlier, and now it is Operation Tilak.
03:16So it is an extremely befitting reply to all the nonsense activities done by some of the hostile country persons.
03:25So I do not think there can be a better reply to this occasion, on the grand occasion of the final at Dubai today.
03:31Sir, the last question. When the series started, everyone was against India-Bajistan match, still because they were compared with the situations to play with them.
03:39But now it has overall a very sweet note for India. So how do you say all this photography in India?
03:44Actually, BCCI, from the very first day, we have followed the spirit and the policy formulated by the government of India regarding all games.
03:53Cricket is no exception. So when it is a bilateral tournament, India is not going to play against Pakistan or any other hostile country.
04:01And BCCI has been doing it for last 12 to 15 years. And now the government has said that in multinational tournaments,
04:07Asia Cup is a multinational tournament or an international tournament, where a lot of other countries are also involved.
04:13In those tournaments, the Indian team, whether it is cricket or football, we have to play.
04:18Otherwise, our other games will suffer or the federation will be banned by international federations.
04:24So we followed the policy of the central government. We participated in, in spite of the fact that there are some protests or some resistance from some quarters.
04:33But today, with this handsome win over Pakistan, and the thumping victory of 3-0 has, I'm sure, will bring a lot of happiness to our people.
04:43The country is really proud of the performance of Indian cricket team.
04:46Yes, absolutely. I follow your statement that everything is well that ends well.
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