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Suryakumar Yadav (AFP Photo)
NEW DELHI: India’s T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav addressed the contention that erupted during the Asia Cup 2025 last aft his squad refused to shingle hands with Pakistani players and declined to judge the trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) main Mohsin Naqvi.
The incidental sparked a statement implicit whether authorities was being brought into cricket during the post-match property conference.The Indian team’s determination to boycott handshakes with Pakistan passim the tourney had already attracted disapproval from Pakistani journalists, who accused the players of violating the tone of the game.
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Matters escalated further erstwhile the Indian broadside refused to person the Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi — Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president — known for his reported anti-India remarks. As a result, Naqvi near the venue with the trophy, and the Indian players were near celebrating with an “imaginary” one.During the property conference, a Pakistani writer confronted Surya with a bid of questions regarding the team’s conduct, asking: “Today you are champions, you played a large game. But the question is, passim this tourney your behaviour towards the Pakistan squad has been noticed — you didn't bash handshakes, you didn't instrumentality portion successful the photograph league with the trophy, past you held a governmental property conference.
Do you deliberation that successful the past of cricket you are the archetypal skipper who has brought authorities into the crippled of cricket?”
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Despite attempts by the Indian media manager to halt him from responding, Yadav replied: “Do I person to reply oregon not? Gussa ho rahe ho aap (You're getting angry). I couldn't adjacent recognize your question — you asked 4 questions astatine the aforesaid time.”Following the tournament, Yadav announced that helium would donate his lucifer fees to the Indian Army, stating: “I privation to springiness my lucifer fees from each the games which I person played successful this tourney to the Indian Army.”The occurrence highlighted the increasing tensions betwixt the 2 cricketing nations, with the handshake boycott and trophy presumption contention dominating discussions. India’s triumph successful the Asia Cup 2025 was yet overshadowed by the diplomatic flashpoints that emerged during the tournament.
