In the year 2025, big events like Champions Trophy, World Test Championship final and Asia Cup took place. The Ashes series has also become the center of discussion in the last weeks of the year. From India vs Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2025 to Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, many controversial moments were seen. Even after the conclusion of IPL 2025, a big controversy had arisen this year. Before entering the new year, here is a look at the five biggest controversies that were seen this year.

Stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

In the final of IPL 2025, RCB won the trophy for the first time by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs. After that, a program was to be organized at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to celebrate the team’s victory. Due to this, a large number of fans had gathered outside the stadium, but due to the huge crowd, a stampede broke out, in which 11 people lost their lives and about 30 people were injured. After that incident, till now Chinnaswamy Stadium has not got permission to organize any competitive match.

no handshake controversy

India and Pakistan came face to face three times in Asia Cup 2025. When their first clash took place on September 14, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistani captain Salman Aga at the time of the toss. Even after winning the match, Team India went straight to the dressing room and did not come out to shake hands with the Pakistani players. This trend of not shaking hands continued in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 and other multilateral tournaments thereafter.

Team India refused to go to Pakistan

Champions Trophy 2025 was hosted by Pakistan, but several weeks before the start of the tournament, a question had arisen whether Team India would go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy or not. There was a lot of uproar regarding this topic on social media. In the end, an agreement was reached between BCCI and PCB to hold Team India’s matches at neutral venues. A condition was also laid in it that the Pakistani team will not come to India in future for multilateral events to be held in India. Therefore, in recent times, matches of both the teams have been held at neutral venues.

Haris Rauf’s 6-0 and fighter jet gesture

During the Asia Cup, Haris Rauf was in the news for his 6-0 and the gesture of shooting down a fighter jet. Haris’ 6-0 gesture was pointing towards Pakistan Army’s claim in which it had shot down 6 Indian fighter jets during Operation Sindoor and not a single jet of its own was destroyed.

Mohsin Naqvi ran away with the trophy

India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of Asia Cup 2025. But after that Team India refused to take the trophy from the hands of PCB and ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. Due to this, the presentation ceremony started late by one and a half hour. In the end Naqvi did not give up his stubbornness and ran away from the field with the trophy. The Indian team has not yet received the trophy, which is still with Mohsin Naqvi.

The Asia Cup trophy has been shifted to a place far away from the ACC office. Earlier the trophy was kept in the office of Asian Cricket Council in Dubai, but according to the latest update, it has been shifted to Abu Dhabi. News agency ANI has revealed that a few days ago a BCCI official had reached the ACC office and came to know that the trophy was kept somewhere in Abu Dhabi.

Mohsin Naqvi’s fallen actions

A BCCI source was quoted by ANI as saying, “A few days ago, a BCCI official had reached the ACC office. When he tried to gather information about the trophy at the ACC office, he came to know that the trophy has been taken away from here. The trophy is now somewhere in Abu Dhabi and is with Mohsin Naqvi.”

Earlier this month, PCB and ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had said that if the Indian team wants to take the trophy, then it should come to the ACC office and take the trophy. After that he also offered to organize a trophy presentation ceremony. Naqvi said that in the presentation, the trophy will be given to Team India at his own hands.

Naqvi showed arrogance earlier also

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had also sent an e-mail to Mohsin Naqvi a few days ago asking that the trophy be sent to Team India. But Naqvi had shown arrogance and said that the trophy will be given to Team India only from his hands and for this he talked about getting a presentation ceremony done.

On September 28, India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the Asia Cup final. After that match, Team India refused to take the trophy from the hands of Mohsin Naqvi. Due to this there was a delay of about 90 minutes in starting the post match presentation. After this Mohsin Naqvi walked out of the field taking the Asia Cup trophy with him.

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Asia Cup final, India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets, after which Team India was to be rewarded with the trophy. Who knew that this Asia Cup Trophy would remain the issue of debate for several days for several days. The Indian team refused to take the trophy at the hands of the Asian Cricket Council chairman (ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi). After this, Nakvi went out of the ground with a trophy. It has been almost 2 days since that incident, but now where is the Asia Cup trophy and how can it come to India?

Where is the Asia Cup Trophy now?

After the Asia Cup final, Mohsin Naqvi took the Asia Cup Trophy with him and the trophy is still with him. Actually, according to a recent report by Cricbuzz, Mohsin Naqvi is ready to give trophy and medal to the Indian team, but he has placed a condition for this. Naqvi says that he will give medals and trophy to Team India, but it will be possible only when a program is organized, in which he will give medals and trophy to the Indian team himself. Team India rarely accept such a condition, because after the final it was the Indian team that refused to take the trophy at the hands of Naqvi.

How can India come to trophy

Now how will the Asia Cup Trophy come to India? An answer to this may be that Mohsin Naqvi gives up his persistence and gives the trophy and medal unconditionally to the Indian team. Second, it may be that BCCI should file a complaint in the ACC and ICC under the formal process. Recently, according to the Times of India, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia had also said that Mohsin Naqvi has no right to keep the trophy with him. Saikia also warned and said that he will file a complaint in the first ACC and ICC if needed.

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