After team India skipped post-match pleasantries yet again following the triumph in the Asia Cup final, Pakistan captain Salman Agha had more complaints of alleged 'disrespect' to his team.
India beat Pakistan on three consecutive Sundays in the Asia Cup and were crowned the Asian champions after a thrilling five-wicket win in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Team India refused to collect the winners' medal and the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the interior minister of Pakistan. Earlier, captain Suryakumar Yadav had also skipped the photo session with the trophy ahead of the match.
"What India have done this tournament is very disappointing. They're not disrespecting us by not shaking hands, they're disrespecting cricket. Good teams don't do what they did today. We went to pose with the trophy on our own because we wanted to fulfill our obligations. We stood there and took our medals. I don't want to use harsh words but they've been very disrespectful," Agha said at the press conference after the final.
The controversy, which started form the first match played on September 14, has snowballed into multiple ICC hearings. Yadav and Pakistan's Haris Rauf were fined 30 per cent of their match fees for separate reasons.
Salman further said that Yadav had shook hands with him before the captains' press conference and claimed that if it was up to the Indian skipper he would have shaken hands with him before the toss.
"He shook hands with me in private at the start of the tournament. Both at the pre-tournament press conference and when we met in the referee's meeting. But when they're out in the world in front of the cameras, they don't shake our hands. I'm sure he's following the instructions he's been given, but if it were up to him, he'd shake hands with me," Agha added.
The drama off the field continued after the final, with the post-match presentation being delayed by 90 minutes. Eventually, the presentation ceremony began, and the India players turned up to collect the individual awards.
During the entire ceremony, Naqvi and the Pakistan players were booed by the Indian fans present at the venue.
Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma received their individual awards from other dignitaries on stage, while Salman accepted the runners-up cheque from PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. However, the Indian players did not acknowledge Naqvi, The ACC chairman didn't applaud the Indian players who came up to receive their personal accolades.
Simon Doull, the presenter for the host broadcaster towards the end of the ceremony, confirmed that, "I have been informed by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the Indian cricket team will not be collecting their awards tonight. So that does conclude the post-match presentation."
"This is the first time I've ever seen this happen. Whatever happened in this tournament was very bad, and I hope it stops at some stage because it's bad for cricket. Everything that happened today was a consequence of all that happened [before]. Of course, the ACC president will give the trophy to the winners. If you won't take the trophy from him, how will you get it?" Agha added.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that India had refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy during the presentation ceremony from Naqvi.
"We have decided not to take the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the main leaders of Pakistan. So we 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. So it is very unfortunate and unsportsmanlike, and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible," Saikia told ANI.
India beat Pakistan on three consecutive Sundays in the Asia Cup and were crowned the Asian champions after a thrilling five-wicket win in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Team India refused to collect the winners' medal and the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the interior minister of Pakistan. Earlier, captain Suryakumar Yadav had also skipped the photo session with the trophy ahead of the match.
"What India have done this tournament is very disappointing. They're not disrespecting us by not shaking hands, they're disrespecting cricket. Good teams don't do what they did today. We went to pose with the trophy on our own because we wanted to fulfill our obligations. We stood there and took our medals. I don't want to use harsh words but they've been very disrespectful," Agha said at the press conference after the final.
The controversy, which started form the first match played on September 14, has snowballed into multiple ICC hearings. Yadav and Pakistan's Haris Rauf were fined 30 per cent of their match fees for separate reasons.
Salman further said that Yadav had shook hands with him before the captains' press conference and claimed that if it was up to the Indian skipper he would have shaken hands with him before the toss.
"He shook hands with me in private at the start of the tournament. Both at the pre-tournament press conference and when we met in the referee's meeting. But when they're out in the world in front of the cameras, they don't shake our hands. I'm sure he's following the instructions he's been given, but if it were up to him, he'd shake hands with me," Agha added.
The drama off the field continued after the final, with the post-match presentation being delayed by 90 minutes. Eventually, the presentation ceremony began, and the India players turned up to collect the individual awards.
During the entire ceremony, Naqvi and the Pakistan players were booed by the Indian fans present at the venue.
Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma received their individual awards from other dignitaries on stage, while Salman accepted the runners-up cheque from PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. However, the Indian players did not acknowledge Naqvi, The ACC chairman didn't applaud the Indian players who came up to receive their personal accolades.
Simon Doull, the presenter for the host broadcaster towards the end of the ceremony, confirmed that, "I have been informed by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the Indian cricket team will not be collecting their awards tonight. So that does conclude the post-match presentation."
"This is the first time I've ever seen this happen. Whatever happened in this tournament was very bad, and I hope it stops at some stage because it's bad for cricket. Everything that happened today was a consequence of all that happened [before]. Of course, the ACC president will give the trophy to the winners. If you won't take the trophy from him, how will you get it?" Agha added.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that India had refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy during the presentation ceremony from Naqvi.
"We have decided not to take the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from the ACC chairman, who happens to be one of the main leaders of Pakistan. So we 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. So it is very unfortunate and unsportsmanlike, and we hope that the trophy and the medals will be returned to India as soon as possible," Saikia told ANI.
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