Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar sharply criticized Rohit Sharma and his team after India’s 3-1 loss in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Reflecting on the defeat during a post-match discussion, he mockingly claimed he knew nothing about cricket and that there was no point in listening to him.
Australia defeated India by six wickets in Sydney on January 5 in the series’ final match, chasing down 162 runs in just 27 overs. India had won the first match in Perth by 295 runs, but lost three of the next four, with one match in Brisbane ending in a draw.
In a post-match discussion on Star Sports with Irfan Pathan, Gavaskar was asked about India’s underperformance. The frustrated cricket legend responded:
“Arey humko kya maloom cricket ka. Hume cricket aati nahi hai. Hum sirf aise hi television pe baat karte rehte hai. Humari kaun sunega? Irfan (Pathan), hum log aise hi baat karte hai TV ke liye. Actually, humari baat sunne ka koi matlab nahi banta. Abhi bhi jo maine kaha hai, upar se jaane dijiye. Koi problem nahi hai. Idhar se aane dijiye, idhar se bahar nikal dijiye.”
“(What do we know about cricket? We don’t know cricket. We just talk on the television. Who will listen to us? Irfan and I just talk on TV. Actually, there is not point listening to us. Even what I have said just now will go over the head. There is no problem. Let it enter from here and exit from here (pointing towards his ears).”
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CA Responds to Sunil Gavaskar’s Exclusion from Border-Gavaskar Trophy Presentation
In addition to Team India’s loss, Gavaskar was upset about not being invited to present the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australian captain Pat Cummins.
“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. 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,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Code Sports.
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In response to Gavaskar’s remarks, Cricket Australia (CA) released an official statement saying:
“We acknowledge it would have been preferable if both Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar had been asked to go on stage.”
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