Anderson Tendulkar Trophy : The ECB has changed the name of the Pataudi Trophy to ‘Anderson-Tendulkar’ in the upcoming England-India Test series. Such a decision seems ‘strange’ to the legendary Kapil Dev. The former India captain is surprised by the name change. He said, “This decision is really strange to me. What ever happened? Anyway, okay. A lot of cricket works.”
Then he added, “There is no difference at the end of the day. Cricket is cricket. Cricket in the field should be the same.” Earlier, the renowned Sunil Gavaskar criticized the change. The Pataudi Trophy was named after the Test series of England in India on the 21st. The decision was taken in honor of legendary Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi. But this time the name of the trophy has changed, but the captain of the winning team will be given a medal in the memory of Pataudi.
Young captain Shubhman Gill will lead the Indian team in this series. Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma retired. New captain Shubhman Gill. About him, Kapil said, “I have no expectation from the auspiciousness. One thing I will say, play down the field. Match yourself. This is the most important.”
June 5 was a special day in the history of Indian cricket. Kapil played a historic innings of 5 runs against Zimbabwe in the World Cup that day. India won the match with that innings from 1/3. A program was organized to commemorate it. There, Kapil said, “I do not remember anything special about this day. Those who watched the game remember. But when everyone talks about this match, the memories float in the corner of the mind.”
