India capped their unbeaten Asia Cup campaign by defeating arch rivals Pakistan in Sunday's final but refused to collect the trophy in a bizarre end to a politically charged cricket tournament.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team were denied the chance to hoist the trophy as it was removed from the presentation ceremony following their refusal to accept it from Mohsin Naqvi, interior minister of Pakistan and chairman of the Asian Cricket Council.

Pakistani captain Salman Agha said India had “disrespected cricket”.

India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium. The match was held amid heightened tensions between the two countries following a brief military conflict in May that left dozens of people dead.

The teams met three times at

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