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Sunil Gavaskar roughs up ‘lame’ ECB for putting Anderson’s name ahead of Tendulkar: ‘His record nowhere close to Sachin’
Jun 22, 2025 04:01 PM IST Sunil Gavaskar urged the trophy to be called the 'Tendulkar-Anderson' trophy rather than the other way around. The controversy over renaming the Pataudi Trophy to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy continues to simmer. After widespread criticism of the England Cricket Board's decision to retire the iconic Pataudi name, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the board for placing James Anderson's name before Sachin Tendulkar's. The much-awaited silverware was unveiled by the two greats themselves on the eve of the five-Test series between India and England. But the Little Master argues that Tendulkar's cricketing legacy far surpasses Anderson's, despite the alphabetical order placing Anderson's 'A' before Tendulkar's 'T'. Sunil Gavaskar wants the si...