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The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Sunday expressed his displeasure after not being invited to current the trophy, named after him and Allan Border, to Australia following their win over India within the high-voltage five-match rubber. Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket win over India within the fifth and ultimate Take a look at. Border offered the trophy to the house crew however Gavaskar, regardless of being on the venue on the identical time, was inexplicably ignored. “I certainly would have loved to have been there for the presentation. After all it is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it is about Australia and India,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Code Sports activities.
“I mean, I am here on the ground. To me it should not matter that Australia won when it comes to the presentation. They played better cricket so they won. That’s fine.
“Simply because I’m an Indian. I’d have been comfortable to current the trophy with my good buddy Allan Border,” he added.
Had the Indian team won the trophy, Gavaskar would have been invited to present it to the victorious side.
Cricket Australia (CA) later confirmed that Gavaskar was aware he would have presented the award to Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah if the tourists had won the Sydney Test and retained the trophy.
“We acknowledge it could have been preferable if each Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar had been requested to go on stage,” a CA spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
Each India and Australia have been competing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 1996-1997 and the rivalry has grown to change into one of many greatest in Take a look at cricket.
The five-match collection that Australia received drew document crowds at a number of venues and broke an 87-year-old attendance document on the Melbourne Cricket Floor final week.
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