New Delhi, Sep 30
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) raised strong objections at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting over its decision not to hand over the winner's trophy to the Indian team and the drama created by ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the post-match presentation ceremony,
Rajeev Shukla, who represented the BCCI at the meeting, is learnt to have confronted Naqvi with tough questions. “Why was the trophy not handed over to the winning team? The ACC trophy is not the personal property of any individual,” Shukla reportedly said during the discussions.
A controversy erupted at the presentation ceremony soon after India defeated Pakistan in the final, with Siuryakumar Yadav and his team refusing to receive the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, who is ACC chairman and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB and is also the country's Interior Minister.
The Indian team had decided not to shake hands with the Pakistan players in the first two matches