Delhi: Now it has been decided that the England-India Test series starting from June 20 will play the new Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He was playing for the Pataudi Trophy for the last few years. Jimmy Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar are also a big name in cricket and where Tendulkar played 200 Tests, Anderson played 188 Tests.

In recent years, the process of connecting the Test series between two countries, with those countries with two big names (which is not too old), has gone well. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia also started in a similar way. Now the Indo-England Test series has also been brought into the same tradition and the series winner will get a new trophy instead of the current trophy.

Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

It is generally discussed that the new Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will replace the Pataudi Trophy for the England-India Test series in England. The truth is that the Anthony de Mello Trophy to the winner of the Indo-England series in India also became a part of history and the Test series between these two teams, no matter where any play, will play for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The current generation of today’s youth or cricket lovers would probably not know that Anthony de Mello was actually a big name than who was very big.

Test series in England

It is also true that the English Cricket Board accepted the proposal of Pataudi family’s Pataudi Trophy for the Test series in England between these two countries since 2007, but in the last few series, this trophy was not given the honor that should have been received. The name was of the Pataudi Trophy series, but kept giving the trophy named after the sponsor. That is why to give the trophy to the winning captain, the process of calling someone from the Pataudi family was also stopped. The BCCI never questioned this.

Was captain in the 1946 series

It is also an illusion that the Pataudi Trophy was started in the name of former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. In fact, this trophy was also launched for him as well as his father Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi’s contribution to India-England Test cricket. He was also the captain of India, was the captain in the 1946 series in England and another special thing is that he also played Test cricket for England.

Started the process of winning the test

England’s Test was found in the playing XI, not for his Nawabi status, but to cricket talent. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, despite losing the eye of one eye, played a total of 46 Tests, India’s modern cricketers started under his captaincy and he started the process of winning the Test thanks to a spin attack for India.

Names like Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar needed

Now both the boards are saying that the last two names to the trophy for the Test series, do not connect with the feelings of the generation of the current cricket lovers, so names like Jimmy Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar are needed. In fact, this change will not affect the cricket contribution and importance of the Pataudi father-son, but the importance of the trophy has reduced. That is why there was so much noise on social media.

Tiger Pataudi’s wife Sharmila Tagore

When only the news came that it would ‘retire’ the Pataudi Trophy, Tiger Pataudi’s wife Sharmila Tagore called it ‘insensitive’ and Sunil Gavaskar wrote, ‘This reflects the lack of sensitivity to the contribution made by Pataudi in both England and India.’ He had hoped that any Indian player whom he would ask for consent to name his name on the new trophy will refuse.

Pataudi name associated with England-India Test cricket series

Yes, this noise has now been affected. It is reported from both the board camps that Pataudi name will be connected to the England-India Test cricket series, but the winner will get the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. It is reported that the World Test Championship will unveil the new trophy during the final and Sachin Tendulkar and Jimmy Anderson will be present there.