Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border presents the Border Gavaskar Trophy to Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, left, at the conclusion of the fifth cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia. (AP)
Sunil Gavaskar couldn’t step on to the dais to hand over the trophy named after him to the Australians at the post-series presentation. He stood at the edge of the boundary rope and clapped when Allan Border handed the Border-Gavaskar trophy to Pat Cummins.
The plan by Cricket Australia was that Allan Border would present the trophy if Australia won and Gavaskar would if India retained it.
“I certainly would have loved to have been there for the presentation. After all it is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it is about Australia and India,” Gavaskar was quoted by Code Sports. “I mean, I am here on the ground. To me it should not matter that Australia won when it comes to the presentation. They played better cricket so they won. That’s fine. Just because I am an Indian (I did not present the trophy). I would have been happy to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border.”
Couple of days earlier Gavaskar had told this newspaper about his bond with Border. “I am very fond of AB (Border). The relationship really blossomed when both of us played for the Rest of the World team vs MCC during the MCC Bicentennial celebrations in 1987. We spent three weeks together, travelling together and playing a few matches against county before the game against MCC. We really bonded, got to know each other, the culture, the person. Bit like what IPL does these days, bringing people from different countries together. I feel honoured, privileged, and blessed that the series between India and Australia is named after us. Such an iconic series – it’s a blessing.”
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