Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi is set to grace the Pakistan–India U19 Asia Cup 2025 final and the closing ceremony in Dubai, Geo News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The fierce rivals will face off in the tournament's ultimate game on Sunday at Dubai's The Sevens.
According to sources, Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is scheduled to travel to Dubai and will be there for the final, which he will witness live at the venue.
"The PCB chairman will also attend the closing ceremony of the continental tournament, which would see the winning team lifting the coveted silverware," they added.
The upcoming clash will be the second Asia Cup final between the two arch-rivals, with the previous being played between the senior men's teams of the two countries in September, which India won by five wickets.
However, despite prevailing in the eight-team tournament, the Indian men's cricket team chose not to collect their winners' medals and silverware from ACC President Naqvi.
The closing ceremony, which started after an hour-long delay, saw India's Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Tilak Varma collect individual awards for their respective performances, while Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha received the runners-up prize money.
However, the ceremony concluded without the Indian team receiving the winner's trophy.
The following month, the ACC, while responding to the Board of Control for Cricket India's (BCCI) correspondence, proposed that the trophy presentation ceremony be held in Dubai during the first week of November.
"If you want the trophy, we can hold a ceremony where you can receive it," the ACC had reportedly told the BCCI.
The BCCI, however, did not accept the proposal, and the trophy has since then been kept in the ACC headquarters in Dubai.
