Excitement of the 2024-25 season Border Gavaskar Trophy It also came to an end Australia India was defeated in the fifth and final Test match to clinch a series win 3-1. With this, Australia's long wait for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finally comes to an end after 10 years. Amid the home team's celebrations, a mistake during the trophy presentation caught the attention of cricket fans and analysts.
Sunil Gavaskar has not been invited to present BGT 2024-25
In a major development at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the Indian legend has made his appearance Sunil Gavaskar Who shares his name with the former Australian cricketer Alan Border In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was not invited on stage to present the trophy to the winning captain Pat cuminAlong with his Australian counterpart. The 75-year-old former Indian skipper stood 100 meters away from the viewing site as Border was called on the stage to present the prestigious trophy.
Later, the Indian legend recalled the incident during a discussion with News Corp and noted that he would have liked to present the trophy to the winning captain.
“I certainly would have loved to have been there for the presentation. After all, it's the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it's about Australia and India. I mean, I'm here on the ground. For me, Australia winning doesn't matter when it comes to the presentation. They've played better cricket “So they won. It's good. I would have been happy to present the trophy with my dear friend Alan Border.” Gavaskar said.
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Cricket Australia accepts their mistake
After the news of Gavaskar's exclusion from presenting the trophy became a talking point in the cricket world, Cricket Australia They came out and admitted a big mistake on their part.
“We realize that it would have been better if Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar were asked to come on stage.” Accepting their mistake, a CA spokesperson said in a statement. However, Cricket Australia also confirmed that Gavaskar was aware of the fact that he was going to present the trophy to the Indian skipper. Jasprit Bumrah If the visiting team were to win the Sydney Test and retain the cup.
