मावख'आरि जाहोना बेखौ होनाय जादोंमोनदि श्रीनिवास वेंकटराघवनखौ इंलेन्डनि हायाव बिथांनि साबसिन रोंमोनदांथिनि थाखाय फसायनाय जादोंमोन, नाथाय गोबां नोजोर होगिरिफोरा मानियोदि गाभास्कारखौ साजा होनाय जादोंमोन मानोना बिथाङा बुहुमनां क्रिकेट सीरीजआव बाहागो लानायनि फारसे सानगासिनो थानायखौ मानिनाय जादोंमोन।
The official reason given was that Srinivas Venkataraghavan was preferred due to his superior experience on English soil, but most observers believed that Gavaskar was punished because he was believed to be considering defecting to World Series Cricket.