- India refuses to collect the trophy of the Asian Cup of the chief of ACC NAQVI.
- Drag the war in degreasing sport the spirit of play: Mohsin naqvi
- Salman Agha slams the “disappointing” driving of India in Asian Cup.
The president of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Mohin Naqvi strongly criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “drag war in sport”, saying that such remarks undermine the spirit of the game.
Return to Modi, Naqvi, who is also the Minister of the Interior of the country, said that history had already recorded the humiliating defeats of India in the hands of Pakistan on the battlefield and warned that the politicization of sport with a conflict reflected despair rather than pride.
“If the war was your measure of pride, the story already records your humiliating defeats in the hands of Pakistan. No jacket match can rewrite this truth. Draft war in sport only exposes despair and undressing the very spirit of the game,” said Naqvi in an article on X.
The statement came in response to Modi’s illogical tweet after India’s victory against Pakistan in the final of the 2025 Asian Cup on Sunday, where the Indian Prime Minister had assimilated the victory in the “Sindoor Operation” cricket to congratulate his players, to invite the general conviction that the militant remark a sporting event.
Taking a jibe with the Indian chief, the Minister of Defense, Khawaja Asif, also joined criticism, affirming that modifying the culture and spirit of cricket for political purposes, thus reducing the chances of peace and conflict resolution in the subcontinent.
“Modi puts an end to the possibilities of peace and solutions to the problems of the subcontinent to save its policy by destroying the culture and the spirit of the cricket. Honor cannot be found in this way. The scoring of the war of Pak-Indies, 6-0, was engraved on the stone. We say nothing other than Modi was humiliated in India and all over the world,” wrote X.
Modi faced criticism for his tweet not only by Pakistani leaders, but also by the inhabitants of his own country. Social media users and commentators, even Indians, quickly condemned comparison. Critics claim to assimilate a cricket match to a military operation is likely to politicize sport and undermine the spirit of the game.
Reacting to this decision, a journalist wrote on X: “A Prime Minister declaring a cricket match equal to war. Simply because India has lost the war against Pakistan, he needs everything to compensate for this loss.”
“Having a cricket victory at #operationsindoor, where our soldiers have made their lives, is deeply disrespectful,” said another user on X while excavating in Modi.
Debacle of the Asia Cup trophy
Earlier, the closing ceremony of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 ended with the controversy Sunday after the Indian Cricket team refused to recover the trophy of the winners of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Mohin Naqvi, who also heads Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
India had previously beaten Pakistan with five counters in a tense final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium,
However, the post-match presentation was delayed after the Indian team refused to accept the Naqvi trophy, damaging the Gentleman game.
The ceremony ended without the traditional transfer, marking an unusual end to the tournament. No customary handshake was exchanged between the players, continuing a model from previous matches where political currents and increased tensions were obvious.
“I was informed by the ACC that the Indian Cricket team will not allow its prices this evening. This will conclude the post-match presentation,” said presenter Simon Doull.
The Pakistani skipper Salman Agha said that the actions of India during the tournament had been “bad for cricket”.
“I think what happened in this tournament is very disappointing,” agha told journalists.
“If they think they lacked respect by shaking out, then I say they lacked cricket.
“It was seen for the first time. I don’t know where it will stop. What happened in this tournament is bad for cricket.”
Agha also said that the team would donate its final match of the Asian Cup to the families of civilians and children killed during the Indian attacks in May.
The Asian Cup has marked the first cricket competition between the two parties since their military confrontation in May, with an off -scope policy depicting several times on the ground.
– with an additional AFP input
