Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, after winning the Asia Cup 2025 title, expressed his heartfelt gratitude and announced that he would donate his entire match fee of the tournament to the Indian Armed Forces. Despite hard work, the captain also expressed disappointment at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for not giving the trophy to the champion team.
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Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said that after winning a tournament, he has never seen a trophy to any champion team, but also said that his real trophy is his 14 ‘precious’ fellow players. India won the Asia Cup with defeating Pakistan for the third time within two weeks. Suryakumar and his team refused to take the trophy from the Asian Cricket Council and Pakistan Cricket Board President and Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
Naqvi is known for his anti -India attitude. The Indian team did not take the trophy from Naqvi and took the trophy with them after getting off the stage. Suryakumar said in the press conference after the match, “Ever since I started playing or watching cricket, I have never seen that the victorious team had not been given cootrophy. And that too was won with such hard work. It is not that we won easily. We had won this tournament with a lot of hard work. “He hid his disappointment behind the smile,” We were here since September 4, today we played a match. Two consecutive good matches in two days. I think we were entitled to this. And I cannot say anything more than this. I think I have said my point very well. ”
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After this, he gave a very beautiful message to his team, including Abhishek Sharma who was sitting with him. Suryakumar said, “If you tell me about the trophies, my trophies are in my dressing room. All 14 players with me. Full collaborative staff. These are real trophies. These are the real moments that I am taking with me in the form of cute memories which will always be with me. And that’s all. “Suryakumar later wrote on X,” After the completion of the match, only Champions is remembered, not the picture of the trophy. “He was appointed T20 captain and it was almost 14 months and it was definitely the biggest tournament for him, although his own bat remained silent during this time. There is a sense of despair, but when they see India, Asia Cup, 2025 champions, it disappears.
Suryakumar also maintained his restraint when a Pakistani journalist accused him of refusing to join hands with Pakistani captain Salman Ali Aga and not joining the traditional photoshoot before the final and accused him of doing trivial politics on the cricket field. When the Indian media manager wanted to stop the journalist, Suryakumar smiled and said, “You are getting angry, isn’t it.” Why are you so angry? You asked four questions in a question. ”
Another Pakistani journalist asked if he knew that the BCCI sent an email to the ACC that the team would not take the trophy from Naqvi. Suryakumar said, “I don’t know what email you are talking about. I have no idea about this. We took this decision on the field and no one asked us to do so. ”
He said, “And we are waiting. If you win the tournament, you are entitled to the trophy. You tell me. The Indian team did not join hands with Pakistani players throughout the tournament. India played three matches with Pakistan in the tournament and won all three. A picture of Surya and Tilak holding the Asia Cup through AI is airing on social media and when the captain was asked how the celebration was without the trophy, he immediately responded.
He said, “You did not see the trophy. I bring it. The team was sitting on the podium. Abhishek and Shubman have also posted a photo with the trophy that looks very good. ”A journalist asked them about the development when the team refused to take the trophy from the Pakistan Home Minister.
Suryakumar said, “Rinku Singh hit a four. India won the Asia Cup. After this we came out and celebrated. We were praising every player’s achievement. Tilak, Kuldeep and Bhai (Abhishek) got the car. We also celebrated it. And what do you want. This was the development that we wanted to achieve. “He said,” We saw the board of Champions coming and going. It keeps happening. This is part of life.