‘My trophies are my…’: Suryakumar Yadav’s composed response after India’s Asia Cup trophy denial drama

Edited By : Srijal Upadhyay | Sep 29, 2025, 10:05 AM IST

Published On Sep 29, 2025, 10:05 AM IST

Last UpdatedSep 29, 2025, 10:05 AM IST

Suryakumar Yadav opens up on the shocking Asia Cup 2025 trophy denial, revealing why his teammates and support staff mean more than any silverware.

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Having won the Asia Cup beating Pakistan for the third time in a space of two weeks, Suryakumar and the team refused to take the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board chief and more importantly the ‘Interior Minister‘ of his country, known for his vocal anti-India stand.

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Since the Indian team didn’t take the trophy from Naqvi, the presentation ceremony was concluded with Naqvi leaving the dais and taking the trophy with him on Sunday night.

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“I think this is one thing which I have never seen since I started playing and following cricket that a champion team is denied a trophy. I mean that too a hard-earned one. It’s not like it happened easily. It was a hard earned tournament win,” Suryakumar replied to a query from PTI on how it felt being denied the biggest prize after winning seven games at the continental showpiece.

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“We were here since September 4, we played a game today. Two back-to-back good games in two days. I feel we deserved it. And I can’t say anything more. I think I have summed it up really well,” the Indian skipper tried to hide his disappointment behind a smile.

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But then sent a heart-warming message to his teammates, including ‘flavour of the month‘ Abhishek Sharma, who was sitting by his side.

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“If you tell me about the trophies, my trophies are sitting in my dressing room. All the 14 guys with me. All the support staff. Those are the real trophies. These are real moments which I am taking back as lovely memories which will stay with me forever going forward. And that’s all.”