Gavaskar questions England: Had been Tendulkar and Anderson invited to trophy ceremony?

Batting nice Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the organisation of the presentation ceremony following the five-Check sequence between England and India. Gavaskar requested whether or not Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson weren’t invited to the ceremony after the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy led to a draw.

Gavaskar drew parallels with how he was excluded from the presentation when Australia received the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this yr. The previous India captain stated it might have been becoming to have Tendulkar and Anderson, each of whom had been in England on the time, current for the ceremony.

India received the fifth and ultimate Check at The Oval, outclassing England in an exhilarating ultimate day. England fell simply six runs brief after being set a goal of 374. The hosts appeared on the right track for victory after centuries from Joe Root and Harry Brook within the ultimate innings, however a dramatic collapse from 301 for 3 noticed them bowled out for 367. Mohammed Siraj, with a five-wicket haul, and Prasidh Krishna rattled England on the morning of Day 5 when the guests wanted solely 35 runs with 4 wickets in hand.

“This was the first-ever sequence named after Sachin Tendulkar and Jimmy Anderson, two of cricket’s biggest legends. One would have anticipated each to be current handy the trophy to the 2 captains, particularly because the sequence led to a draw. To the most effective of 1’s information, each had been in England on the time. So, had been they merely not invited?” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.

“Or was this just like what occurred in Australia earlier this yr, when solely Allan Border was requested to current the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as a result of Australia had received the sequence? Since this England sequence was drawn, maybe neither was requested to attend the presentation.”

Notably, Gavaskar was amongst those that questioned the renaming of the trophy from the Pataudi Trophy to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The batting legend additionally opined that the trophy must be named Tendulkar-Anderson, relatively than Anderson-Tendulkar.

Following backlash, the ECB introduced that the successful captain would obtain the Pataudi Medal, thereby making certain the cricketing household’s identify remained related to the high-profile sequence.

‘NOBODY FROM PATAUDI FAMILY WAS THERE’

The Pataudi Medal was shared between Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill after the sequence led to a draw. Gavaskar acknowledged that the medal must be awarded to the Participant of the Sequence relatively than the successful captain.

“Largely world wide, directors are introduced in to make sure income and are fairly good at it, however they might not have a lot information in regards to the historical past of the game they’re presiding over. So, these little gestures usually are not of their scheme of issues. No one from the Pataudi household was there both, for the Pataudi Medal, which was to be offered to the successful crew’s captain.

“The drawn sequence confirmed how silly this concept was of making an attempt to make amends to the Pataudis by retiring the trophy named after them. Each time the sequence is drawn, the medal cannot be offered, can it? Would not it’s higher, due to this fact, to award the medal to the Man of the Sequence relatively than the successful crew’s captain? And what if the captain himself had an odd sequence and little impression on the outcome?

“If there had been a outcome and the Pataudi Medal needed to be given to the Man of the Sequence, it might have been a tricky alternative, for each skippers had been merely excellent,” he stated.

Shubman Gill received the Participant of the Sequence award for his excellent batting contribution. The Punjab batsman, in his maiden sequence as captain, scored 754 runs in 10 innings, breaking quite a few information. Opposition coach Brendon McCullum named Gill as India’s most precious participant.

Nevertheless, Harry Brook, and never Ben Stokes, was named England’s Participant of the Sequence. Stokes led his crew admirably and bowled with nice coronary heart, taking 21 wickets in 4 matches. England missed Stokes’ companies within the ultimate Check because the captain sat out attributable to a shoulder damage.

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