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Dubai. The controversy that took place last year regarding the Asia Cup trophy has not ended completely yet and now a similar situation is expected to emerge in the Women's Asia Cup. According to the report, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will be present in Dubai for the Women's Asia Cup final to be held on September 13. He has been made the chief guest of the closing ceremony. With Naqvi likely to be present at the final and hand over the trophy to the winning team, there is speculation that a controversy similar to the 2025 men's Asia Cup final could be recreated.

Mohsin Naqvi will be the chief guest in the final

According to the report, Mohsin Naqvi will participate in the final of the Women's Asia Cup on September 13. He has been made the chief guest for the closing ceremony of the tournament. In such a situation, if the Indian women's team reaches the final and wins the title, then the situation regarding handing over the trophy may become complicated.

The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur is considered a strong contender for the title in the tournament and has already secured its place in the semi-finals. In such a situation, if India wins the final, then there is a possibility of a deadlock between the team and Naqvi regarding taking the trophy.

Didn't get a chance even in India-Pakistan match

Even during the recent match between India and Pakistan, there was no handshake between the captains of the two teams. Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana did not shake hands during the match. A similar incident was seen in the Men's Asia Cup last year also. At that time there was no handshake between Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga. After this, there was a lot of discussion between the two teams regarding tension and protocol.

What happened in the 2025 Men's Asia Cup Final?

India won the title by defeating Pakistan in the 2025 Men's Asia Cup final. After this, at the awards ceremony, Mohsin Naqvi reportedly waited on the podium for about half an hour to hand over the trophy to the Indian team. However, Suryakumar Yadav and his team refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi. The Indian team wanted the trophy to be handed over to some other ACC official. Team India had already informed that they will not take the trophy from Naqvi. Despite this, Naqvi deliberately remained standing on the stage.

Naqvi had gone away with the trophy

After this Mohsin Naqvi decided to leave the awards ceremony and stole the trophy and took it with himself. He took the trophy to his hotel room. Since then, it has been reported that the trophy is kept in the ACC office in Dubai and the Indian team has not yet received the trophy.

Talks continue between BCCI and ACC

The report claims that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has discussed this matter several times with Mohsin Naqvi and other ACC officials. However, this matter has not been resolved yet. Now Naqvi's presence in the Women's Asia Cup final has revived memories of last year's controversy. If India wins the final, all eyes will be on who hands over the trophy at the awards ceremony and whether the situation like last year is repeated.