After winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia again did a bad thing, insulted Sunil Gavaskar

A controversy arose in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to be played between India and Australia. This trophy, named after Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar and Australian legend Allan Border, took an unexpected turn this time. Allan Border was chosen to hand over the trophy at the closing ceremony of the India and Australia Test series held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), while Gavaskar was kept away from this special occasion.

According to reports, Cricket Australia had earlier planned that if Australia wins, Allan Border will give the trophy and if India retains the trophy, Sunil Gavaskar will give the trophy. But Gavaskar expressed dissatisfaction over this decision and said that he was ready to give the trophy to Border in a respectful manner, as he was also present on the field.

Sunil Gavaskar said, "I would have been very happy if I had attended the presentation. After all, this is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it is about India and Australia. I am on the field." He further said, "I don't think it matters that Australia won. They played better cricket, so they deserved to win. I am an Indian, so I was not given the trophy. I would have been happy if I had given the trophy with my good friend Allan Border." Let us tell you that Sunil Gavaskar, who is commentating for many platforms in Australia, was present on the field during the entire match and the presentation ceremony. He was standing just a few meters away from Allan Border, where Border was handing over the trophy to Australian captain Pat Cummins. Cricket Australia (CA) has not yet issued any public statement on this decision, but a statement is expected to be issued in the coming time. When this series was played in India in 2023, Sunil Gavaskar alone gave the trophy to Rohit Sharma because Allan Border was not available at that time.