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Asian Games Cricket Final: No Mohsin Naqvi for Medal Ceremony; India Favored for Gold
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 09:52
Asian Games Cricket Final: No Mohsin Naqvi for Medal Ceremony; India Favored for Gold
- •India's women's cricket team is set to face Sri Lanka in the Asian Games 2026 final, with India being strong favorites to defend their gold medal.
- •Discussions among fans focused on who would present the medals, with concerns about controversial ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi.
- •RevSportz confirmed that Mohsin Naqvi will not hand over the medals; instead, Vinod Kumar Tiwari (OCA), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Olympian-India), and Tayyab Ikram (International hockey president-Pakistan) will do the honors.
- •The Indian women's team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, previously refused to collect a trophy from Naqvi at the Asia Cup in Dubai, a stance also taken by the men's team.
- •India enters the final with dominant wins over Japan and Bangladesh, aiming to extend their regional supremacy after defeating Sri Lanka in the recent Asia Cup final.
Key Questions Answered
Medals at the Women's T20 cricket Asian Games final will be handed over by Vinod Kumar Tiwari (OCA member), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Olympian from India), and Tayyab Ikram (International Hockey Federation President from Pakistan).
During the Asia Cup in Dubai, the Indian women's team refused to collect the trophy from ACC and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, mirroring a similar action taken by the men's team previously.
The Indian women's team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is locking horns with Sri Lanka in the women's cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games as favorites to defend their gold medal.
