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Former India opener, Sunil Gavaskar has entered the India Vs. Bharat debate, where he shared his opinion on the same has caught the attention of the entire nation. After former India batter, Virender Sehwag shared his thoughts on this matter, Gavaskar also shared his opinions while taking to India Today.
"That is the original name, Bharat. So it has a nice ring to it. But it has to be done at the official level, the government level, and the Indian Cricket Board level for the team to be called Bharat cricket team. But changes have occurred. Burma is now called Myanmar. So the original name can come in and I do not see much of a problem. But, basically, it needs to come in everything," Gavaskar was quoted as saying on India Today.
Earlier, Sehwag wrote to the Indian Cricket Board secretary, Jay Shah, urging that Bharat should be written on Indian Cricket Team's jerseys.
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"I have always believed a name should be one which instills pride in us. We are Bhartiyas, India is a name given by the British and it has been long overdue to get our original name 'Bharat' back officially.. I urge the Indian Cricket Board (secretary) Jay Shah to ensure that in this World Cup our players have Bharat on our chest," the 44-year-old posted on X, formerly Twitter.
The Delhi-born cricketer was a destructive batter of his time. He was considered one of the greatest batters of his time as well. He gave some examples of other countries heading into World Cups, with different names. In another post on X, he tweeted about the same.
"In the 1996 World Cup, Netherlands came to play in the World Cup in Bharat as Holland. In 2003, when we met them, they were The Netherlands and continue to be so. Burma have changed the name given by the British back to Myanmar. And many others have gone back to their original name," the former righ-hand batter added in another tweet