Sachin Tendulkar's Fame Degrades India Legend, Karsan Ghavri Believes

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-16 08:27:14 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-16 18:32:55

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For cricketer Karsan Ghavri, it was a moment of shame as he learnt of the renaming of the India-England bilateral Test series to the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, in honor of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson, the highest wicket-taker for England. Ghavri, who played 31 Tests for India, primarily as a left-arm spinner, believes that the gesture is a degrading act towards the other Indian cricket legends, foremost among them, Sunil Gavaskar, for whom he named his son.

"Sunil Gavaskar ko poora Hindustan ko hila dega (Sunil Gavaskar will blow away the entire India)," Ghavri told the Indian Express in a interview, referring to the legacy of the former Indian captain. "I have named my son after Gavaskar, and I feel so sad that this (Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy) has been done. I hope the ICC can revoke this," he added.

The ICC announced the renaming of the series last month, saying the decision was taken to honor the two players who had amassed the most Test wickets and runs. Tendulkar, the Indian batting legend, has scored a staggering 18,426 runs in Test cricket, while Anderson, one of the most prominent fast bowlers in cricket history, has taken 631 wickets in the longest format of the game.

Ghavri isn't the only one upset with the renaming. Earlier, another former Indian cricketer Divakar Payyar had expressed his disappointment at the renaming of the series, saying it was disrespectful toignore the legacies of Indian cricket giants like Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath, and Kapil Dev.

"I am not against honoring Sachin Tendulkar or James Anderson, but India has produced many more bigger names, like Sunil Gavaskar, who represented the country with immense dignity for years. It is disrespectful to ignore their achievements and inflict such humiliation on them," Payyar told Times of India. "I am really shocked to see this happen in a sport that is so closely followed by the majority of our population."

As reactions continue to pour in, it remains to be seen if the ICC will take any action to address these concerns.

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