Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar voiced his displeasure after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) not too long ago renamed the celebrated Pataudi Trophy because the Anderson-Tendulkar final week in honour of James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar, with the England pacer named earlier than India’s batting maestro within the relaunched Check sequence.
In his column within the Mid-Day, Gavaskar slammed the ECB for failing to grasp the magnitude of Tendulkar’s, which he thought of to be forward of England tempo legend Anderson’s achievements. Whereas Tendulkar stays the best run-scorer (34,357) in worldwide cricket, Anderson retired final 12 months as essentially the most profitable tempo bowler of all time with 991 wickets throughout codecs.
“The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) is totally entitled to name the sequence by any title they select, however for many, if not all, Indian cricket lovers, it’s jarring to know that Anderson’s title comes first. Not solely is Sachin Tendulkar, together with Kapil Dev, the best Indian cricketer, but additionally senior to Anderson by greater than a dozen years,” Gavaskar wrote.
Gavaskar additionally urged Indian followers and media to start out calling the rechristened sequence because the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, dismissing an argument for the alphabetical choice.
“He’s numero uno so far as runs and centuries are involved in Check cricket, but additionally on the one-day stage, too, he has extra runs than anyone else. Anderson is third within the listing of wicket takers in Check cricket, and his document is nowhere nearly as good as Tendulkar’s in one-day cricket,” Gavaskar added.
Gavaskar highlighted that Anderson was not a part of a World Cup-winning facet. The veteran pacer was a member of England’s T20 World Cup win in 2010, however didn’t get a sport.
“Jimmy Anderson was a terrific bowler, however primarily in English situations, and his document away is nowhere close to nearly as good as Tendulkar’s is,” he shared.
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Gavaskar had additionally lamented the ECB’s determination to retain the Pataudi sentiment by rewarding the profitable captain of the five-match sequence the Pataudi medal in honour of the royal Pataudi household. The previous India captain questioned what would occur to the medal if the sequence led to a draw.
“The announcement of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy additionally stated that respect can be given to the Pataudis by having a medallion for the captain of the workforce profitable the sequence. Why the captain and what if the sequence is drawn? That’s why it might have been higher to have had a Pataudi medal for the Man Of The Match for each Check, culminating within the Pataudi Trophy for the Participant Of The Collection. This fashion, the Pataudis might be remembered after each Check match performed in addition to after the sequence is completed in England.It will be attention-grabbing to listen to what Indian cricket lovers really feel on this topic,” stated Gavaskar.