Asia Cup trophy row: 'Ice has been broken,' says BCCI secretary after meeting with Mohsin Naqvi in Dubai

NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia says he had a fruitful meeting with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi on the sidelines of the ICC meet in Dubai on Friday. The Asia Cup trophy row was informally discussed, and both parties have agreed to resolve it at the earliest.

It is also reliably learnt that ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta and deputy chair Imran Khawaja mediated the discussions between BCCI and PCB. "We had an informal meeting with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi. Since it wasn't part of the official agenda, ICC arranged a discussion. We are thankful to the ICC for making the effort in resolving the issue. Both parties had a cordial discussion and have agreed to resolve the matter at the earliest.

The ice has been broken," Saikia told TimesofIndia.com."We had a series of meetings in the last few days and a lot of important matters were discussed at length," he added.Saikia represented the BCCI in the Board meet, while Arun Singh Dhumal was India's representative in the all-important CEC meet. India convincingly won the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup but are yet to get their hands on the trophy as PCB chief, also the ACC chair, chose to leave the venue with the title. There has been a lot of back and forth since then, but no solution has been found to end the impasse. Saikia, however, is hopeful of finding a resolution in the coming days.