NEW DELHI: India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav missed out on lifting the Asia Cup trophy despite the team's victory in the final against Pakistan in September, but he finally got his hands on silverware as India clinched the five-match T20I series against Australia 2-1 and lifted the trophy.
The Asia Cup Trophy wasn't presented to India by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairperson, after the winning team refused to accept it from him due to his anti-India position.
Suryakumar Yadav's golden run as captain continues with series win in Australia
Speaking at the post-match press conference in Brisbane on Saturday, Suryakumar Yadav shared his joy at finally lifting a trophy.
"It feels great to finally get to touch the trophy. Felt it in my hands, when I was handed over the trophy for the series victory. A few days back another trophy arrived in India. Our women's team has won the World Cup. That trophy has also arrived back home. It feels great and getting to touch this trophy as well feels good," he stated.
'Ice has been broken'
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that the cricket boards of India and Pakistan have taken initial steps to ease tensions over the Asia Cup trophy dispute and will explore a workable solution in the coming days, following his meeting with Naqvi on the sidelines of an ICC gathering in Dubai.
"I was a part of both the informal and formal meeting of the ICC. PCB chairperson Mohsin Naqvi was also present. During the course of a formal meeting, it was not on agenda but ICC facilitated a meeting between myself and the PCB chief separately in the presence of a senior ICC office-bearer and another senior official," Saikia told PTI on Saturday.
"Both sides will work out something to solve the issue at the earliest. The ice has been broken now, so various options will be worked out.
"There will be options from the other side as well annd we will also give options on how to settle this issue and come to an amicable solution," Saikia said.
