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'Bharat is the original name but...': Sunil Gavaskar joins the India - Bharat debate

Name: 'Bharat is the original name but...': Sunil Gavaskar joins the India - Bharat debate
Uploaded: 2023-09-06T14:35:09.000+05:30
Duration: T00M38S
Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: The original name can come in and I do not see much of a problem. But, basically, it needs to come in everything: Gavaskar

The original name can come in and I do not see much of a problem. But, basically, it needs to come in everything: Gavaskar

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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'Bharat is the original name but...': Sunil Gavaskar joins the India - Bharat debate

Many sports stars including Virender Sehwag have had their say about the India-Bharat debate and the latest to express his views is Sunil Gavaskar.

During a chat with India Today, the former India captain said, '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 BCCI 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.'

Earlier, Sehwag had urged the BCCI and board sectary Jay Shah to have Bharat written on Team India's ODI World Cup 2023 jersey.

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What is Sunil Gavaskar's view on the India-Bharat name debate?❯

Sunil Gavaskar stated that 'Bharat' is the original name and has a nice ring to it. He does not see much of a problem with the original name coming back, but he believes the change must be implemented at the official government and BCCI level for the cricket team to be called the Bharat cricket team.

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What example did Sunil Gavaskar use to support the idea of a name change?❯

What was Virender Sehwag's suggestion regarding the name 'Bharat'?❯

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