Cricket Australia ends silence after shocking Sunil Gavaskar snub for trophy presentation in Sydney
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Cricket Australia ends silence after shocking Sunil Gavaskar snub for trophy presentation in Sydney

Hindustan Times  

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, on Sunday, was left perplexed after Cricket Australia ignored him for the presentation of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Australia legend Allan Border was spotted handing the trophy to winning captain Pat Cummins after the hosts reclaimed the title after a decade with a six-wicket win in the series decider, while Gavaskar was left standing alone at the edge of the boundary ropes. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar The Australian board had made the decision long back that if Australia won at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Border would present the trophy to the home team, and if India managed to retain the title by levelling the series at 2-2 with a victory in the fifth Test, Gavaskar would present the trophy to stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah. Following Gavaskar's reaction and the backlash from fans on social media, Cricket Australia conceded it was the wrong decision and that both Border and Gavaskar should have handed the trophy together to Cummins.

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Gavaskar upset over not being invited to present BGT with Allan Border
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Gavaskar upset over not being invited to present BGT with Allan Border

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Pat Cummins-led Australia reclaimed the Border Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years with their comfortable victory in the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. I would have been happy to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border," he added. "We acknowledge it would have been preferable if both Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar …

Sunil Gavaskar shocked at being ignored from presentation of trophy named after him: 'Just because I am an Indian...'
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2 days, 10 hours ago

Sunil Gavaskar shocked at being ignored from presentation of trophy named after him: 'Just because I am an Indian...'

Hindustan Times  

Cricket Australia's decision on Sunday during the presentation ceremony for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground shocked India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. The former India captain was left standing alone at the edge of the boundary rope as Australia legend Allan Border handed the trophy to the victorious Australian team. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar Australia completed a …

Sunil Gavaskar snubbed from Border-Gavaskar Trophy presentation, Indian legend reacts, ‘I certainly would have loved…’
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Sunil Gavaskar snubbed from Border-Gavaskar Trophy presentation, Indian legend reacts, ‘I certainly would have loved…’

Live Mint  

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Sunil Gavaskar upset he wasn't invited for Border-Gavaskar Trophy presentation

India Today  

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India TV News  

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Cricket Australia responds to Sunil Gavaskar not being invited for Border-Gavaskar trophy presentation
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Cricket Australia responds to Sunil Gavaskar not being invited for Border-Gavaskar trophy presentation

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Hindustan Times  

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Gavaskar savaged over 'ridiculous, pathetic' claim on Jaiswal dismissal: 'He's why Indians are calling Aussies cheats'

Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Sunil Gavaskar: India have silenced scaremongers with dominant performance in Perth
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Sunil Gavaskar: India have silenced scaremongers with dominant performance in Perth

The Hindu  

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Sunil Gavaskar lambasts at 'scaremongers' Australian media after Perth Test
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Sunil Gavaskar lambasts at 'scaremongers' Australian media after Perth Test

India Today  

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Gavaskar's 'Harbhajan-Symonds row' mention in fiery rant on Australian media: 'With Perth win India showed they'll...'
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Hindustan Times  

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, on Monday, took a brutal dig at the Australian media after India claimed a memorable 295-run win in the opening Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Gavaskar recalled all the times Australian media criticised Indian cricket or the players, saying that the win in Perth showed that the …

AUS vs IND, 1st Test: India dismantles Australia to take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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AUS vs IND, 1st Test: India dismantles Australia to take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Australia vs India Highlights, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 1st Test Day 2: IND 172/0; Rahul, Jaiswal take lead to 218 at Stumps
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The Hindu  

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AUS vs IND, 1st Test: Plenty to ponder for India as Australia begins quest to wrest back Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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AUS vs IND, 1st Test: Plenty to ponder for India as Australia begins quest to wrest back Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy Prediction: Can wounded India complete a hat-trick in Australia?

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Australia vs India: Kohli and Rohit in spotlight for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Al Jazeera  

The sight of the Sydney newspaper’s front page was enough to make one gasp aloud. This is almost a twilight of his career, but I think Virat needs to find that anger which got him going, that space which might help him as a human being.” Gilchrist has also noticed the change in India’s former captain and believes Australia should …

'For Indian cricket's sake…': Sunil Gavaskar's last-ditch plea to help India after practice match in Australia cancelled
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'For Indian cricket's sake…': Sunil Gavaskar's last-ditch plea to help India after practice match in Australia cancelled

Hindustan Times  

India batting great and former captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that the team's decision to cancel a scheduled practice match in Australia ahead of their first Test of the five-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy “beggars belief”. Apart from the cancelled practice match, a scheduled warm-up against the Australia Prime Minister's XI before the second Test has also been truncated. …

Sunil Gavaskar slams India for cancelling warm-up match before Australia Tests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sunil Gavaskar slams India for cancelling warm-up match before Australia Tests

India Today  

Sunil Gavaskar reckoned that India should have played in a warm-up match to prepare for their upcoming five-match Test series against Australia. Before the Adelaide Test, which is a Day-Night affair, India will face the Australian Prime Minister’s XI in a practice game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. “For Indian cricket’s sake whoever has taken the call to do …

Sunil Gavaskar delivers verdict on India’s chances of qualifying for WTC final: ‘Focus on BGT, forget…’
2 months ago

Sunil Gavaskar delivers verdict on India’s chances of qualifying for WTC final: ‘Focus on BGT, forget…’

Live Mint  

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Sunil Gavaskar's brutal counter response to Ricky Ponting's audacious '3-1' BGT prediction with David Warner reminder
4 months ago

Sunil Gavaskar's brutal counter response to Ricky Ponting's audacious '3-1' BGT prediction with David Warner reminder

Hindustan Times  

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Gavaskar hopes for third straight away win for India, Hayden says Australia ‘vulnerable’
7 months, 1 week ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Gavaskar hopes for third straight away win for India, Hayden says Australia ‘vulnerable’

The Hindu  

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Sunil Gavaskar: Australian attitude towards India and its pitches never changes
1 year, 9 months ago

Sunil Gavaskar: Australian attitude towards India and its pitches never changes

The Hindu  

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, Indore Test, Analysis: Australia defeats India at its own game
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, Indore Test, Analysis: Australia defeats India at its own game

The Hindu  

The Australians defeated India at its own game on a viciously turning pitch used for the third Test at the Holkar Stadium. Ironically, when replying to a question about former Indian cricketers criticising such tracks, Rohit’s response was, ”Former players, I don’t think have played on pitches like this.” Visible in the answer was a lack of respect for some …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: We knew Australia would play shots but we didn't want to panic, says Rohit Sharma
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: We knew Australia would play shots but we didn't want to panic, says Rohit Sharma

India Today  

India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after defeating Australia by _ wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, 19 February. India captain Rohit Sharma spoke in the post-match presentation and said that the main difference between the two sides was that one panicked and one did on in the Delhi pitch. We had to bat second on the pitch but …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Australia’s struggle with spin continues vs India
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Australia’s struggle with spin continues vs India

The Hindu  

Is Australia really the most dominant team in Test cricket? Interspersed with a few wins, Australia lost the home series to South Africa 2-1, to host India 2-1, drew 1-1 with host Bangladesh, lost 3-1 to South Africa at home, lost to Pakistan 1-0 in the UAE and twice lost 2-1 at home to India in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Last …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia were spooked by their own media with Nagpur pitch talk, says Sunil Gavaskar
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia were spooked by their own media with Nagpur pitch talk, says Sunil Gavaskar

India Today  

Sunil Gavaskar has claimed that the Australian team were spooked by their own media with talks about the Nagpur pitch as he commented on India's big win on Sunday in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There was a lot of talk before the match about the track in Nagpur as the Australian media had claimed that the wicket was doctored to favour …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia desperate to salvage Test pride against new-age cricket rivals India
1 year, 11 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia desperate to salvage Test pride against new-age cricket rivals India

India Today  

India vs Australia is arguably the biggest rivalry in world cricket. After a tame draw in Ranchi, India went to the final Test in Dharamsala without Virat Kohli who had a poor series. Kohli was in sensational form in India's extended home season of Test matches but by the time Australia came visiting, the then India captain was possibly drained …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia will be hungry for winning in India but it won't be easy, says Theunis de Bruyn
1 year, 11 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia will be hungry for winning in India but it won't be easy, says Theunis de Bruyn

India Today  

South Africa batter Theunis de Bruyn said that Australia will be looking to make a statement in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating India in the upcoming four-match Test series. De Bruyn said that conditions would be in India’s favour and Australia’s task wouldn’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination. “So, you can’t really compare a series like …

'They weren't going to the Gabba': Australia captain Tim Paine says India good at 'niggling' and 'creating sideshows'
3 years, 7 months ago

'They weren't going to the Gabba': Australia captain Tim Paine says India good at 'niggling' and 'creating sideshows'

Hindustan Times  

Australia captain Tim Paine has taken a shot at India, saying the Indian cricket team are good at distracting the opposition with things that 'do not matter'. Paine's comments came in connection to the final Test of the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane, which Australia lost by three wickets, allowing India to seal the Test series 2-1. …

Cricket Australia writes open letter to BCCI: 'We congratulate Team India for the resilience, courage, skill'
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia writes open letter to BCCI: 'We congratulate Team India for the resilience, courage, skill'

India Today  

Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings and interim CEO Nick Hockley have written an open letter to their Indian counterpart -the BCCI- after the Indian and Australian teams completed a successful series amid difficult times due to the ongoing pandemic. “Over the past nine weeks, the Indian and Australian men's teams completed outstanding One-Day International and Twenty20 International series, followed by …

AUS vs IND | Gavaskar can 'keep saying what he wants to say', it does not affect us one bit: Tim Paine
3 years, 11 months ago

AUS vs IND | Gavaskar can 'keep saying what he wants to say', it does not affect us one bit: Tim Paine

India TV News  

Australia's Test captain Tim Paine has said that Sunil Gavaskar is entitled to his opinion, and that it does not affect the Australian team. Gavaskar had criticised Paine's captaincy and also posed doubts on his future as the skipper of the Australian team in the longest format of the game. The comments from Gavaskar came after the drawn Test in …

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