The excitement of 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as it ended Australia He defeated India in the fifth and final Test match to win the series 3–1. With that, Australia’s long wait of 10 years to get their hands on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finally came to an end. The slide caught the attention of cricket fans and analysts during the presentation of the trophy during the home team’s celebration.
Sunil Gavaskar was not invited to the BGT 2024-25 presentation
In a major development at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar who shares his name with the former Australian cricketer Allan Sarhad The winning captain of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was not invited on stage to present the trophy Pat Cumminsalong with his Australian counterpart. The 75-year-old former Indian captain stood 100 meters away from the presentation venue when Border was called to the stage to present the prestigious trophy.
Later, the Indian legend recalled the incident during a discussion with News Corp and mentioned that he would love to present the trophy to the winning captain.
“Of course I would love to be there for the presentation. After all, it is about the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Australia vs India. That is, I am here, on the ground. Australia winning shouldn’t matter to me when it comes to promotion. They played better cricket and won. That’s good. I would be happy to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border.” Gavaskar said.
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Cricket Australia accepts its culpability
After the news of Gavaskar’s exclusion from the trophy presentation became a topic of discussion in the cricketing world, Cricket Australia came out and confessed their great sin.
“We admit that it would have been better if both Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar had been asked to come on stage.” A CA spokesperson announced that they have admitted their mistake. However, Cricket Australia also confirmed that Gavaskar was aware that he would present the trophy to the Indian skipper. jasprit bumrah if the visiting side wins the Sydney Test and retains the trophy.
