Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025 : The five -match Test series between India and England is set to begin on June 25. So long this series was known as the ‘Pataudi Trophy’. This time, however, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) canceled it, decided to name the new Anderson-Tandulkar Trophy in the series. Many questions were raised on this and such a decision was also criticized. But now it is heard that the connection of Pataudi in this series will not end. The ECB made the decision after the request of ICC chairman Joy Shah and Sachin Tendulkar himself. Now the captain of the winning team will be given a medal in the name of Patoudi.
What is the whole thing?
According to a report, BCCI and ECB officials certainly wanted to associate the name ‘Pataudi’ with the India and England series, but at the same time they wanted to honor the series by the name of Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson. According to the report, the ECB never wanted to disrespect Patoudi’s legacy. Because iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi has played Test cricket for both countries. His son Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was one of the best captains in India.
In such a situation, a way of connecting their names with this series has been found to be respectful of the Pataudi family. According to the Crickbaz report, the captain of the winning team will be given a medal, which will be known as the Pataudi Medal. The trophy will be named after Anderson-Tandulkar.
The series will start from June 25
The five -match Test series between India and England will begin on June 25. The World Test Championship of the 2020-24 cycle will begin with the hand of this series. The young Indian team, led by the new captain Shubhman Gill, has gone to England to make history this time. The team will want to set a new record by winning the series this time. Team India has not won any series in England since the 21st.
This time, the team led by Shubhman Gill is sweating a lot in the field of India. This time they are not left to do any exercise. Team India batsmen performed great in the practice match. Now the point is to see how the young Indian team performs in the first Test match against England!