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India beat Pakistan by five wickets in a tense final to retain the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It was the third meeting between the rivals at the tournament and success for India earned them a ninth title. Both sides again refused to shake hands - as they had in the two earlier fractious encounters. The India players did not reappear for the trophy presentation and Indian cricket board (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia later said the players refused to accept the winner's trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the...

Ending months of speculation, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed on Saturday that the Asia Cup will take place this year from September 9 to September 28 in the UAE. It was further confirmed that India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group and could likely face each other thrice in the tournament. This left social media enraged as they called for the BCCI to "boycott" the Asia Cup. The reaction stemmed from the same reason that had delayed the announcement of the Asia Cup dates. On April 22, the...