Sunil Gavaskar left ‘perplexed’ by weird snub as Australia safe large sequence victory towards India to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy

Indian cricket nice Sunil Gavaskar was left baffled by a weird resolution to omit him from Australia’s trophy presentation after Pat Cummins’ facet bested India 3-1 on this summer season’s Take a look at sequence.

Bizarrely, Gavaskar, whose title is even on the trophy, was not concerned within the presentation on Sunday afternoon on the Sydney Cricket Floor.

As Australia clinched a six-wicket victory, Gavaskar was as a substitute stood 150m away from the trophy presentation.

Allan Border would step onto the stage to current Cummins with the large golden trophy however Gavaskar was not current.

‘I actually would have cherished to have been there for the presentation,’ the India cricket nice, who scored 10122 Take a look at runs, stated to The Daily Telegraph.

Gavaskar later delivered an fascinating declare that if India did not win or draw the sequence he wouldn’t be wanted.

Allan Border (proper) introduced the Border-Gavaskar trophy to Pat Cummins (left) on Sunday afternoon after Australia claimed a 3-1 sequence victory 

Gavaskar (proper) stated he ‘would have cherished to have introduced the trophy’ alongside Border (left) 

‘I used to be informed simply earlier than the Take a look at began that was going to be the state of affairs,’ he stated based on ABC Sport.

‘If India did not win or draw the sequence I would not be required… I am not feeling unhappy, however I am simply feeling just a little just a little perplexed. It is the Border-Gavaskar trophy, each of us ought to have been there’.

Gavaskar later added to The Every day Telegraph that ‘to me, it mustn’t matter Australia gained relating to the presentation.’

He admitted that Cummins’ facet had performed the ‘higher cricket’ all through the sequence and added: ‘I’d have been blissful to current the trophy with my good good friend Allan Border’.

A Cricket Australia spokesperson claimed that the plan was to have Border current the trophy if Australia had gained the title and Gavaskar would do the identical honour if India had retained the title.

Even so, Cricket Australia appeared to backtrack on the choice to not have Gavaskar handing out the award alongside Border.

‘We acknowledge it will have been preferable if each AB and Sunil had been requested to go on stage,’ a spokesperson for Cricket Australia stated.

Following on from their heroics with the ball in hand in Melbourne, Australia’s bowlers as soon as once more impressed in Sydney, with India being bowled out for 157 of their second innings.

Gavaskar had introduced the trophy to Rohit Sharma after India retained the title in 2023 

Followers criticised the choice to omit Gavaskar from the trophy ceremony after the Take a look at match

Scott Boland took six wickets, bringing his rating as much as 10 for the match, earlier than Australia returned to the crease to cruise their technique to victory.

The end result sees Australia qualify for the World Take a look at Championship Remaining at Lord’s later this yr, with Cummins’ facet set to tackle South Africa.

Cricket followers on social media, although, had been furios over the Channel 7 commentator’s snub. 

‘That is outrageous…’ one wrote on X. ‘Must be investigated and except the explanations are effectively understood (or has been the sample.

‘Ie: the winner will get the trophy from one of many B or G duo every time)that is an affront of the very best order. Is that this CA’s resolution at the side of the BCCI or another person’s? An evidence is important isn’t it?’

One added: ‘I used to be crucial of Sunny’s feedback earlier however, it’s pretty disgraceful to snub the boys who the trophy is known as after from the presentation. Fairly poor.’

Whereas one other X customers stated it was ‘unhappy to see’ the cricket nice not invited to additionally current the trophy.