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Singed by a resounding defeat at the hands of India the PCB Chief, Mohsin Naqvi whose X account is withheld in India, responded on the microblogging platform to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's congratulatory post after the game.

"If war was your measure of pride, history already records your humiliating defeats at Pakistan's hands. No cricket match can rewrite that truth. Dragging war into sport only exposes desperation and disgraces the very spirit of the game," said Naqvi.

Earlier PM Modi applauded India's famous win saying, "Operation Sindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same - India wins! Congrats to our cricketers."

Naqvi's lack of understanding of history and facts are clearly exposed and he needs a stern reminder of the number of times Pakistan has had to bow before Indian superiority during conflicts. Starting from 1971 when the Lieutenant General A.A.K. Niazi, commander of Pakistani forces, signed the Instrument of Surrender to the Indian Army marking the end of the war, to the Kargil Conflict where the former PM Nawaz Sharif admitted that they were at fault for violating the Lahore declaration.

And then Operation Sindoor where Indian forces first decimated as many as nine terror sites and then as Pakistan began its misadventure the Armed forces attacked with force leaving many air bases like Nur Khan completely destroyed.

Meanwhile, on field, India trounced Pakistan as many times and walked away with the title with a five-wicket win in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.

Even after the final, drama continued to unfold off the field, with the post-match presentation being delayed by 90 minutes. Eventually, the presentation began, and the India players turned up to collect the individual awards.

During the entire ceremony, Naqvi and the Pakistan players were booed by the Indian fans present at the venue. Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma received their individual awards from other dignitaries on stage, while Salman accepted the runners-up cheque from PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The Indian players did not acknowledge Naqvi.

The ACC chairman didn't applaud the Indian players who came up to receive their personal accolades.

Simon Doull, the presenter for the host broadcaster towards the end of the ceremony, confirmed that, "I have been informed by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the Indian cricket team will not be collecting their awards tonight. So that does conclude the post-match presentation."

Eventually, the speculations cleared up after it was confirmed by the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. He disclosed that India had refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy during the presentation ceremony from ACC Chairman Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan's interior minister.

Naqvi then walked away with his entourage taking away the trophy and the official medals with them. India however, did not let that dissuade them, posing with an imaginary trophy even as fireworks signalled another loss at ICC tournaments for Pakistan.

- ANI