Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi has strongly rejected Indian media reports that claimed he had apologised to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the Asia Cup trophy controversy.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), to reply to a tweet of the report posted by India Today, Naqvi wrote, “Indian media thrives on lies, not facts. Let me make it absolutely clear: I have done nothing wrong and I have never apologized to the BCCI nor will I ever do so.”
Indian media thrives on lies, not facts. Let me make it absolutely clear: I have done nothing wrong and I have never apologized to the BCCI nor will I ever do so.
— Mohsin Naqvi (@MohsinnaqviC42) October 1, 2025
This fabricated nonsense is nothing but cheap propaganda, aimed only at misleading their own people. Unfortunately,… https://t.co/kHwBkEeQC2
He called the reports “fabricated nonsense” and “cheap propaganda” aimed at misleading the Indian public. “Unfortunately, India continues to drag politics into cricket, damaging the very spirit of the game,” he added.
Naqvi reiterated his stance on the trophy handover. “As ACC President, I was ready to hand over the trophy that very day and I am still ready now. If they truly want it, they are welcome to come to the ACC office and collect it from me,” he wrote, adding a cricket emoji.
The controversy began after India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final but refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi, who also serves as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The presentation ended without a handover, leaving the trophy with ACC officials.
During a recent ACC meeting, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla reportedly pressed for the trophy’s delivery, but Naqvi maintained that the issue was not on the agenda and insisted the Indian captain should collect it directly from ACC headquarters.
The Asia Cup trophy is still at the ACC office in Dubai.