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<p id="isPasted" style="line-height: 2;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew parallels between his country&rsquo;s triumph at the Asia Cup 2025 over Pakistan and the military conflict in May, in which India lost six fighter jets, including Rafales.</span></strong></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The move prompted a sharp response from Pakistan&rsquo;s interior minister and Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">After India defeated Pakistan in the final on Sunday, Modi posted on X, formerly Twitter: &ldquo;Operation Sindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same &ndash; India wins! Congrats to our cricketers.&rdquo;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><div class="fr-embed responsive-video"><div class="video-wrapper aspect-video"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-6" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-6&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1972373287985401858&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=5a49b7e06affe931a75395c47318369856134ebf&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 0px;"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Naqvi retorted that equating sport with war distorted both history and the spirit of cricket.</span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;If war was your measure of pride, history already records your humiliating defeats at Pakistan&rsquo;s hands. No cricket match can rewrite that truth,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Dragging war into sport only exposes desperation and disgraces the very spirit of the game.&rdquo;</span></div></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The exchange comes after the Indian cricket team refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi at the post-match ceremony.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;I have been informed by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the Indian cricket team will not be collecting their awards tonight,&rdquo; said Simon Doull, the presenter for the host broadcaster. &ldquo;So that does conclude the post-match presentation.&rdquo;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><div class="fr-embed responsive-video"><div class="video-wrapper aspect-video"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-7" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-7&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1972458690084229221&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=5a49b7e06affe931a75395c47318369856134ebf&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="width: 550px; height: 486px; min-height: 0px; position: static; visibility: visible;"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Naqvi waited on stage for over 45 minutes before leaving with the trophy, while the Indian players celebrated with an imaginary one.</span></div></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav insisted the decision was not politically motivated.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;I think this is one thing which I have never seen since I started playing cricket, started following cricket, that a champion team is denied a trophy, that too a hard-earned one. I feel we deserved it. I can&rsquo;t say anything more; I&rsquo;ve summed it up really well. If you tell me about trophies, my trophies are sitting in the dressing room, all the 14 guys with me, the support staff, those are the real trophies throughout this journey in the Asia Cup.&rdquo;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the trophy remain unknown.</span></p><div class="fr-embed responsive-video"><br></div>

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Indian PM compares military conflict to 'games field'; Tweet prompts sharp response from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi; Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav insists the decision is not politically motivated.




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