India captain Suryakumar Yadav said: "It's one thing that I have never seen in my career, that a champion team is denied its trophy.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said: "It's one thing that I have never seen in my career, that a champion team is denied its trophy.

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 Pakistan Cricket Board. India captain Suryakumar Yadav said: "It's one thing that I have never seen in my career, that a champion team is denied its trophy. "We took the call on the ground about not taking the trophy." In the absence of the trophy presentation, India's players instead celebrated retaining their crown by mimicking holding a trophy. "I think what has happened in this tournament is very disappointing," Pakistan captain Salman Agha said. "If they think they disrespected us by