Naqvi has reportedly insisted that a BCCI representative collect the trophy from him at the body's headquarters in Dubai but the Indian board has rejected the offer.
The deadlock over the Asia Cup trophy, which is yet to reach champions India, continues to be unresolved as the Asian Cricket Council's Pakistani head Mohsin Naqvi has refused to part with it despite a fresh missive from the BCCI, backed by boards of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Naqvi has reportedly insisted that a BCCI representative collect the trophy from him at the body's headquarters in Dubai but the Indian board has rejected the offer. The BCCI will bring this matter up in an ICC meeting next month.
"The BCCI secretary, BCCI's ACC representative Rajeev Shukla and representatives of other member boards including Sri Lanka Cricket and Afghanistan had written to the ACC president last week over handing the trophy to India," an ACC source said.
"But his response was that someone from BCCI should come to Dubai and take the trophy from him. So that matter has still not moved. BCCI has made its stance clear that it won't be receiving the trophy from him. So the matter will most likely be decided in the ICC meeting," he added.
The ICC is headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
Responding to the latest communication from the BCCI, a letter on Naqvi's behalf maintained that he was never told in advance about the Indian players' plan to boycott the trophy handover from him.
"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 Asia Cup Trophy and awards," stated the letter.
"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," it added.
The letter once again urged the BCCI to send a representative along with a member of the title-winning team to collect the trophy.
"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."
Following their five-wicket win over Pakistan in a thrilling final, Indian players refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan's Minister for Interior as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman.
The post-match presentation turned chaotic after Naqvi reportedly took the trophy and locked it in his Dubai office.
Indian players had refused to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts during the entire Asia Cup as a mark of respect for the victims of Pahalgam terror attack.
The two teams played each other on every Sunday of the three-week tournament.
On his social media account, which is withheld in India, Naqvi posted videos and memes mocking India's military action after the Pahalgam attack, throughout the Asia Cup.
After the presentation fiasco, the two countries clashed at an ACC meeting as well where BCCI officials chided Naqvi for not handing over the trophy.
Sources have said that Naqvi, before leaving for Pakistan, instructed the ACC staff to not hand over or move the trophy without his instructions.
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