Fans witnessed an unforgettable contest in the five-match Test series between England and India with both teams sharing the spoils. Shubman Gill's first term as India's Test captain took place during the series, which was rechristened to Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy from the previous Pataudi Trophy. Many cricket fans and former players spoke out against it, calling it an insult to the great Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Karsan Ghavri, who has represented India between 1975-81, recently criticised the BCCI and even Tendulkar for the move. He even name dropped Sunil Gavaskar and said that the former opener "would have shaken entire India" if Border-Gavaskar's name had been altered.
"That is very wrong. Number one, the Australia-West Indies series is always called the Frank Worrell Trophy. The India-Australia Trophy is always called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If its name changed, Gavaskar poore India ko hila ke rakh dega (Gavaskar will shake the whole of India)," Ghavri told Vicky Lalwani during an interaction on the latter's YouTube channel.
"The BCCI should've put its foot down with the MCC and the ECB. Tiger's name shouldn't have been removed," he added.
Then Ghavri criticised Sachin for not "putting his foot down" and for not respecting Pataudi's reputation. "In the same context, when it came to Sachin Tendulkar, that this trophy would be changed, and this trophy would be named after you and Anderson, Sachin should've said no. Objection is different," said Ghavri.
"In the first place, you should've put your foot down and should've said 'No, I don't want to use my name because Tiger Pataudi's name is already there. He's a legend of Indian cricket. If you want to give medals, use our name. Trophy's name should remain the same'. First of all, this question should've never been raised. You're degrading somebody of a great stature," he added.
Ghavri has represented India in 39 Tests and 19 ODIs, in which he accumulated 1027 runs both formats combined and registered 124 scalps.
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