Sunil Gavaskar Set to Miss Border-Gavaskar Trophy Presentation Ceremony

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: January 2, 2019, 9:07 AM IST

Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar is set to miss handing over the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to skipper Virat Kohli at the end of the fourth Test at the SCG, as per a report in India Today.

India have already taken an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series and have retained the trophy courtesy their win at Melbourne. While Border will be present for the ceremony, Gavaskar would give it a miss as he hasn’t received any invitation from Cricket Australia (CA).

“I was sent a letter by Cricket Australia’s [former] chief executive James Sutherland in May asking about my availability to present the Border-Gavaskar trophy and I would have been happy to go,” Gavaskar said. "But he stepped down in October and there has been no further contact.”

On the other hand, CA’s head of communication Tim Whittaker told the Australian Associated Press that two emails have been sent out to him but have received “no reply to either”.

CA top management has undergone an overhaul in the last few months following the infamous ball-tampering scandal against South Africa. Apart from Sutherland, David Peever stepped down from his post of Chairman under intense pressure. Finally in November Earl Eddings was named the Chairman.