‘Sunil Gavaskar offended’: Cricket Australia slams Australia’s World Cup-winning captain as Border-Gavaskar Trophy snub

Controversy erupted after Australia’s 3-1 win over India in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney on Sunday. legendary sunil gavaskar expressed his displeasure at not being invited to present Australia with the trophy named after him and Allan Border after their victory over India in a high-voltage five-match rubber. Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time in 10 years with a six-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Test. Border presented the trophy to the home team, but Gavaskar was inexplicably ignored despite being at the venue at the same time.

“I definitely would have liked to have attended 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.

“So, I’m here at the ground. Presentation-wise, it doesn’t matter to me that Australia won. They played better cricket, so they won, and that’s fine.”

“Just because I’m Indian. It would have been nice to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border,” he added.

Now, Cricket Australia has suffered a blow. michael clarkeCaptain of the Australian national team that won the 2015 World Cup.

“I just think Cricket Australia has missed a trick. I know a lot of people don’t know that it was planned before the series started and that if India wins, Sunil Gavaskar will present the trophy. It wouldn’t have been a surprise for them that if Australia won, Allan Border would present the trophy, but for me it makes no sense at all for them to be there,” said Michael Clarke on ESPN. He spoke on Around the. wicket.

“No matter who won, in my opinion both should have walked out, both should have gone on stage and both should have been presented with the trophy. Both Allan Border and Sunny Gavaskar. I feel very lucky to have played in this tournament.”It’s rare that both legends of the game that this trophy is named for are in this country at the same time. It obviously affected me and Sonny was offended and I understand why, but whoever won, they both should have gotten up on that stage and presented the trophy. I think it was. ”