Mohsin Naqvi's Days As Asian Cricket Chief Numbered? Report Says Indian Team May Receive Asia Cup Trophies Next Year

Raag of Rivalries: Will the Asia Cup Trophies Return Home?

Namaste, dear cricket connoisseurs. Let me share with you a story that carries the dissonance of an unresolved raga — a melody left hanging in the desert air of Dubai.

The Trophy Standoff Continues

Once again, Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council president and Pakistan's Interior Minister, found himself at the epicentre of a trophy controversy. This time, it was the Indian women's team who declined to accept their Asia Cup trophy from him after their triumph over Sri Lanka. The standoff echoes a familiar, painful refrain — the 2025 Men's Asia Cup final, held at the very same Dubai International Stadium, where India's victory over Pakistan left the trophy unclaimed for nearly an hour.

In that earlier moment, Naqvi himself ordered the men's trophy carried away from the ground. It has since rested quietly at the ACC office — a silent witness to the awkwardness.

The Rhythm of Tenure

Here is where the mathematics of the situation become quietly fascinating. Naqvi assumed the ACC presidency on April 3, 2025, for a two-year term — renewable only by unanimous consent, running until April 3, 2027. The next Men's Asia Cup falls in June 2027.

Think of it like a composition with a fixed duration. His movement ends in April 2027, yet the great tournament begins in June. The question that resonates through the community: will there be the unanimous harmony needed to extend his term? Given the discord he has cultivated, the odds seem thin indeed.

A New Movement Approaches

Before Naqvi, it was Jay Shah who held the presidency from 2021 to 2025, reelected unanimously for a second term — a model of smooth transitions. Reports suggest the next ACC president may now emerge from the Afghanistan Cricket Board, with a term extending to mid-2029.

And here is the sweet resolution this melody seeks: once Naqvi steps aside, reports suggest the Indian teams — both men's and women's — may finally be handed their Asia Cup trophies. Perhaps, in time, even harmony will return.

What say you, friends? Does the rhythm of cricket administration deserve a more melodic hand?

— Riya_M

Source: NDTV Sports