- By Gurmeet Batra
- Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs AUS T20Is: India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav couldn't resist taking a mischievous jab at the Asia Cup trophy controversy, following Men in Blue's 2-1 series victory over Australia.
India claimed the five-match T20 International series against Australia 2-1 after the fifth and final game was abandoned due to rain on Saturday.
When quizzed about finally getting his hands on the trophy, Suryakumar gave a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Asia Cup final controversy, stating that it felt great to actually hold the silverware. The controversy emerged when India was denied the trophy despite emerging victorious in the tournament.
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“It feels great to finally get to touch the trophy. Felt it in my hands, when I was handed over the trophy for the series victory. A few days back another trophy arrived in India our women’s team has won the World Cup. That trophy has also arrived back home. It feels great and getting to touching this trophy as well feels good,” said Suryakumar in the post-match press conference.
Meanwhile, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the stalemate over the Asia Cup trophy seems to be melting, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) having made a breakthrough.
"I was a part of both the informal and formal meeting of the ICC. PCB chairperson Mohsin Naqvi was also present. During the course of a formal meeting, it was not on agenda but ICC facilitated a meeting between myself and the PCB chief separately in the presence of a senior ICC office-bearer and another senior official," Saikia told PTI on Saturday.
The Asia Cup trophy remains in limbo, currently housed at the ACC headquarters in Dubai, where the staff has been instructed by the PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi to not relocate the trophy without his explicit consent.