India’s wait for the 2025 Asia Cup trophy continues more than a month after their victory over Pakistan in Dubai, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) setting a two-day deadline for its handover.

The BCCI said it expects the trophy to reach its Mumbai headquarters “within the next two days.”

If that does not happen, the issue will be raised at the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai next Tuesday.

India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the final on September 28, but the post-match ceremony took an unusual turn when the Indian players refused to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

The team declined the handover because Naqvi also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister — a position that, according to Indian officials, makes him politically linked to last April’s conflict in Pahalgam.

Following the refusal, the trophy was removed from the presentation area and reportedly taken to the ACC headquarters in Dubai, before being moved again to an undisclosed location in Abu Dhabi.

Naqvi has since stated that India must collect the trophy directly from the ACC office.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told reporters the board remains “unhappy but patient”.

“We have written to the ACC chairman ten days ago but have not received a response. We still hope the trophy will reach Mumbai within a day or two,” he said recently.

Saikia added that if the standoff continues, India will raise the matter formally at the ICC meeting, which could see tensions between the two boards spill into the global forum.