Team India's refusal to collect the Asia Cup from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi after winning the series has not only sparked off-field drama but also triggered a political slugfest. While the BJP has hailed the team for putting what it called “chief propagandist” Pakistan in its place, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the Centre of giving the players a "new script to spread propaganda in the country".

India’s five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday night has received widespread praise from the nation's top political leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called the win "Operation Sindoor on the games field" .

However, the team not being given their winners' medals and the trophy, with the players going up on the d

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