Viral Video Shows Smriti Mandhana Walk Back To Dressing Room After Spotting Pakistan's Mohsin Naqvi On Podium
India's Women's Asia Cup triumph ended on a controversial note after the team skipped the official trophy presentation ceremony. The Indian players refused to collect the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi, who remained on the podium after the final. Naqvi is also the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and a minister in the Pakistan government. Mohsin Naqvi was standing…
India's Women's cricket team clinched the Asia Cup 2026 title, but their victory came with a controversial twist. Post the final match, the Indian players decided not to collect the trophy from the podium, where their counterpart Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC chief and Pakistan's PCB chairman, remained standing, according to a viral video.
Smriti Mandhana, a key player in the Indian team, was seen walking back to the dressing room after spotting Naqvi on the podium. The video of Mandhana walking back to the dressing room from the field, with the podium placed on the ground, has since gone viral. The incident echoes a similar gesture made by India's men's team in 2025, when they too declined to receive the trophy from Naqvi, sparking significant controversy at the time.
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