Former Pakistan cricket star Mohammad Yousuf has expressed support for Mohsin Naqvi, who led both Asian cricket and Pakistan Cricket Board, in the middle of the ongoing Trophy Cup Controversy.India emerged a victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final, which won five wickets. However, the Indian forces, led by the Yadav Suryah, refused to receive a trophy from Naqvi during the show.Following the refusal of the Indian team, Naqvi left the ceremony with the trophy while the Indian players continued their celebration without it. This incident has sparked criticism, with Bcci Calling Naqvi’s removal from his ACC position.Mohammad Yousuf, who previously faced a response to make an insulting statement about Indian team Skipper Suryakumar Yadav during the live broadcast, has now shared his views on the controversial trophy. “What Sir Chairman (Mohsin Naqvi) did was true, he had taken the right stance, India should have taken the trophy at that time. According to the ACC and ICC rules, he stood there as the ACC leader, and the trophy should have been handed over by hand,” Yousuf told Pakistan Channel TV.“You didn’t take it at the time, so what’s in a hurry now? You should have gone and pick it up from his office if you remember that you had to take a trophy, in the field, you were busy making your movie, I said that day too – they didn’t go out of the movie world. “This is a sport, this is a cricket, the movie will not play here, in the movie, there are crackes and all, but being a hero in the movie is a different thing.The controversy continued to attract the attention of the cricket, highlighting the tensions between the second -country cricket administration.
