2024-25 entertainment Border-Gavaskar Trophy it ended like Australia defeated India in the fifth and final Test match to win the series 3–1. With this, Australia's long wait to hold the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is over after 10 years. Amidst the celebration of the home team, the slippage in presenting the trophy has caught the attention of cricket lovers and pundits.
Sunil Gavaskar was not invited to present BGT 2024-2025
In the grand development at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the legend of India Sunil Gavaskar who shares his name with the former Australian cricketer Allan Border during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was not called on stage to present the trophy to the winner Pat Cumminstogether with his Australian counterpart. The 75-year-old former Indian captain was standing 100 meters away from the invitation when Border was called on to the field to hand over the trophy.
Later, the Indian legend recalled the incident in an interview with News Corp and said that he would have liked to give the captaincy a win.
“I would really like to be there to explain.” The exception is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it is close to Australia and India. I mean, I'm down here. It doesn't matter to me that Australia won the presentation. He played such good cricket that he won. There is nothing. I would be delighted to present this trophy with my good friend Allan Border,” said Gavaskar.
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Cricket Australia admits their mistake
After the news that Gavaskar was neglected during the match show became the talk of the cricket world, Cricket Australia they came out and admitted a huge mistake on their part.
“We agree that it would have been better if Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar were asked to come on stage,” he said. CA spokesperson said in admitting their mistake. However, Cricket Australia also confirmed that Gavaskar had been informed that he would have handed over the trophy to the Indian bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah if the visiting team were to win the Sydney test and retain the trophy.