Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson GettyImage Credit Source: Getty Images
The thrill of IPL 2025 has just ended and now the action of Test cricket between India and England is going to start soon. The series of 5 Test matches between the two countries is starting from June 20. Fans are eagerly waiting for this series because for the first time in the last decade, there will be no veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin in Team India. In such a situation, this series will be like the beginning of a new era. But Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson are going to make this series even more special, who has now become the identity of this series.
Competition for Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy
A big news has come out before this much awaited Test series starting from June 20. The BBC Sport report has revealed that the Test series played between India and England will now be named after two great players from both countries. The report states that the England Cricket Board has decided to name the trophy to the winner in this Test series after former legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar and veteran fast bowler James Anderson. According to the information, in the next few days, the trophy will be removed from the trophy, which will be called Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.
The first Test match of the series will be played from June 20 at the headingley ground in Leeds and this trophy can be introduced at that time. However, the England Cricket Board has not announced it yet, but in the next few days it will make it official. It can be expected that Tendulkar and Anderson will be present during the unveiling of the trophy. Also, the fans will expect the trophy to the team that won the series to be given from the hands of these two veterans.
BCCI will also change the name of the trophy?
However, it is not clear at the moment whether this trophy will be used in the series played in both countries. Before this tour, the Test series played in England between the two teams was played for the Padodi Trophy. This trophy was started by the England Cricket Board. However, ECB had told the Pataudi family a few months ago that they would not continue this trophy further. Only then will it be named after new veterans. On the other hand, the winner of the Test series played in India gets the Anthony Demallo Trophy. It remains to be seen whether ECB and BCCI together do this entire series in the name of the same trophy or not.