Dubai, Sep 28 (PTI) Asia Cup champions India on Sunday refused to accept the winners' trophy from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be Pakistan's interior minister and chairman of the country's cricket board.

As Naqvi stood on one side for the presentation ceremony to begin, Indian players were standing within 15 yards, refusing to budge from their places and the formalities were being inordinately delayed.

It was learnt that Indian team management asked who was supposed to present the winners' trophy and ACC went into a huddle knowing that their boss wasn't an acceptable name for the champions.

Once Naqvi took the presentation stage, Indian fans in the stands started booing collectively with chants of "Bharat Maata Ki Jai".

Once Naqvi took the dais, he was informed that I

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