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BCCI confident of Asia Cup trophy ‘landing’ in Mumbai after stand-off with Mohsin Naqvi: ‘No timeline’

Following the 95th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Devajit Saikia asserted that both the men's and women's Asia Cup trophies will ultimately reach the governing body's headquarters at Wankhede Stadium, though he declined to specify an exact arrival date. The prizes remain housed at the Asian Cricket Council base in Dubai because Indian squads declined to accept them directly from ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the Pakistan Cricket Board leader and Pakistan's interior minister.

Most recently, Harmanpreet Kaur's team skipped the post-match ceremony after triumphing in the Women's T20 Asia Cup, opting instead to stage their own medal distribution where Saikia and vice-president Rajeev Shukla handed a fielding award to Nandni Sharma while Naqvi gave the runner-up prize to Sri Lanka.

Saikia explained that avoiding the official presentation was a calculated organizational choice communicated beforehand, citing domestic sentiment and ongoing tensions stemming from the Pahalgam terror attack, which previously led players from both nations to forgo handshakes. The current boycott mirrors identical actions taken earlier by the Indian men's side.