Women's Asia Cup 2026 : The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur continues to perform brilliantly in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 being played in Dubai. The team has secured its place in the semi-finals by remaining unbeaten in the group stage. This time also the defending champion team is considered to be the biggest contender for the trophy. But, like the final of Men's Asia Cup 2025, there is sure to be chaos in the final of this tournament.
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Actually, the Indian team may face Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 and India is already a contender for the final. Even if the Indian team wins the final, a dispute may arise regarding who will get the trophy. According to the report, PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the ACC Chairman, can attend the final as chief guest on 13 September 2026. It is clear that Naqvi may again remain adamant on handing over the trophy to the winner. As he did when India's men's team became the winner.
Indian men's team refused to accept the trophy
It is noteworthy that after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, India had launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. After which the tension between the two countries had increased considerably. At the same time, when the cricket teams of both the countries faced each other in the Asia Cup 2025, there was no handshake. After this, when the team led by Suryakumar Yadav defeated Pakistan in the final, a new controversy came to the fore.
After becoming the last Asian champion, the Indian team had refused to accept the trophy from Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi and the team celebrated without the trophy. After which Naqvi took the trophy with him. There was a lot of controversy regarding this and the possibility of a similar controversy is being expressed in the final of Women's Asia Cup 2026.