It was this month of the 12 months final time round when all of the chaos unfolded on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium within the Males’s Asia Cup. India refused to just accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President. All through the event, the PCB chairman and the Inside Minister of Pakistan shared anti-India statements on social media, and the occasion additionally noticed dangerous blood between India and Pakistan because it was performed towards the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror assault.
The trophy showdown is as soon as once more on the playing cards, and this time it could be the Indian ladies’s staff that might be on the forefront. In response to a Geo Tremendous report, the PCB chairman is ready to attend the Ladies’s Asia Cup ultimate on September 13 as he is the chief visitor for the closing ceremony.
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With Naqvi in attendance, he may very nicely determine handy over the trophy to the eventual winners, and it’ll all depend upon the Harmanpreet Kaur-led facet in the event that they need to settle for the silverware from him. With India being the favourites to win the event, one can as soon as once more anticipate plenty of drama as soon as the ultimate ball is bowled.
Final 12 months, it was well-known that India would not settle for the trophy from Naqvi, however the ACC President nonetheless determined to make his presence felt by attending the post-match presentation. Ultimately, all of it ended with India declining his title, and the staff continues to be with out the trophy, which stays within the ACC workplace in Dubai.
What occurred final 12 months?
India received the Males’s Asia Cup final 12 months after beating Pakistan within the ultimate. As soon as the successful runs had been scored, the world was eagerly ready for the trophy presentation. Nonetheless, the post-match duties had been delayed by greater than an hour because the standoff over who would current the silverware continued.
Ultimately, India determined to not take the trophy from Naqvi, and the then Suryakumar Yadav-led facet celebrated on the rostrum with out the title.
As of now, the BCCI have remained quiet concerning what the ladies’s staff will do in the event that they win the Asia Cup and Naqvi is current on the venue for the trophy presentation.
India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, has already certified for the semi-finals with out dropping a single match. Not too long ago, India hammered Pakistan by seven wickets after bundling out the Fatima Sana-led facet for simply 55 in Dubai.
India opened their marketing campaign within the eight-team Ladies’s Asia Cup by beating Thailand earlier than hammering Hong Kong and Pakistan within the group stage. The Ladies’s Asia Cup additionally noticed Smriti Mandhana turning into the main run-scorer in ladies’s internationals, surpassing the nice Mithali Raj.
