The Asia Cup never actually had its trophy moment. For India, a campaign that should have ended in a clear and deserved victory presentation instead dissolved into confusion — a tangle of statements, counter-statements, diplomatic hedging and a public relations fog that refused to clear. The dust did not settle; it only spread further.
Yet, with remarkable swiftness and without hesitation, the BCCI is now preparing to send another squad to another continental tournament involving Pakistan — the Rising Star Asia Cup. The timing is hard to ignore.
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