NEW DELHI: The BCCI and Pakistan Cricket Board are set for a clash at next month's ICC meeting, as PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi remains adamant about personally presenting the Asia Cup trophy to India in his role as head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

In a response addressed to the BCCI and other ACC member nations, Naqvi stated that he is willing to host a ceremony on November 10 in Dubai, where a BCCI representative and any available Indian player can receive the trophy from him.

Asia Cup trophy standoff: BCCI backed by Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, Mohsin Naqvi remains unmoved

"The ACC trophy rightly belongs to the Indian cricket team and is being held in trust till such time that a BCCI office holder along with any available participating player can collect the same from the ACC President," Naqvi wrote in his reply.

"Such collection would of course be accompanied with much fanfare and coverage as there should be no deviation from established practices and no precedent should be set which undermines the spirit of the game we all love."

The ICC is currently headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah.

Naqvi's reply followed a fresh communication from the BCCI to the ACC regarding the Asia Cup trophy controversy, a note that was supported by the cricket boards of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

The exchange underscores the deep mistrust and ongoing tensions between the BCCI and PCB.

"...as regards the remainder of your letter, slanderous as it may be and digressing as it does from the same values you highlighted, the office of the ACC president will not indulge in petty politics that is aimed to pacify select extremist groups," the reply further reads.

"The true state of affairs is that there was never any official communication shared with ACC office or the Tournament Director highlighting any position or concern of the BCCI with respect to prize distribution ceremony.

"It was only when the Ceremony was about to take place and distinguished guests had taken their place on the stage that the BCCI's representative conveyed that the Indian Cricket Team would not be receiving the Asla Cup Trophy and awards. Efforts were made to find a solution to the impasse which resulted in an inordinate delay."

"The ACC president waited along with the distinguished guests for approximately 40 minutes to ensure that the integrity of the presentation ceremony was preserved and was not adversely affected by politics, but in vain," the reply added.

A reliable source in the PCB said that the legal department of the board had already been instructed to prepare a dossier in case the BCCI officials move to have Naqvi censured at the ICC board meeting, an indication of which has already been given by the BCCI if the trophy fiasco is not resolved at the earliest.

(With PTI Inputs)