It has been almost a week since the Asia Cup 2025 was completed, and we still have former players commenting about the controversies that happened between India and Pakistan. Harbhajan Singh says, “I don’t think Naqvi is big enough to decide whether the trophy should be awarded or not,” about the ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
India faced Pakistan three times in the Asia Cup 2025 and were victorious all three times. Both teams were playing in the final, and India won the Asia Cup final by five wickets. This was India’s ninth Asia Cup title. Tilak Varma was the Man of the Match in the final. The Indian team was not given the trophy. They refused to take it from the ACC Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi.
“I don’t think Naqvi is big enough to decide whether the trophy should be awarded or not” says Harbhajan Singh about ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi
Harbhajan Singh said there had been a lot of things that happened between the two teams before and after the Asia Cup 2025. First of all, should India play or not? Then there was no handshake among the teams. Things got heated up when the ACC Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, took away the trophy. Without giving it to the Indian players after the win in the Asia Cup 2025 final.
He also commented that the Chairman, Nagvi, or anyone is not a big enough person to decide whether the trophy should not be given. Harbhajan also applauded the Indian team for winning the Asia Cup 2025. He added that this was the team’s biggest trophy. Lastly, he also said, the ACC was going to give the trophy to India, if not that day. Then why did they take it with them? He said his team has won the trophy and will come to India soon.
A lot happened during the Asia Cup. About the handshake saga—before that, the bigger question was whether the matches should have happened at all. India won the tournament, and that is their biggest trophy. I don’t think Naqvi or anyone else is big enough to decide whether the trophy should be awarded or not. If not today, then tomorrow the trophy will be given, so what’s the point of keeping it aside? We have won it, and the trophy will come to us one day or another
He also talked about the former IPL chairman, Lalit Modi. Recently, in an interview, Modi shared the clip of the Sreesanth and Harbhajan slap incident. Harbhajan was very apologetic for whatever he did on the pitch. He thought what Lalit Modi did was of no use, and making it public was not required.
A lot happened during the Asia Cup. About the handshake saga—before that, the bigger question was whether the matches should have happened at all. India won the tournament, and that is their biggest trophy. I don’t think Naqvi or anyone else is big enough to decide whether the trophy should be awarded or not. If not today, then tomorrow the trophy will be given, so what’s the point of keeping it aside? We have won it, and the trophy will come to us one day or another
