The name of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and his father will remain a part of the India-England Test series. It has been decided to present the winning captain of the five-Test series with a medal named after the royal family, which has a big connect with the game in both India and England.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had decided to rename the Pataudi Trophy as Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. A formal announcement was to be made in this regard on the sidelines of the World Test Championship final, but it was postponed in the wake of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. The move to rename the trophy drew criticism from none other than former captains Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar had reached out to the ECB, saying that Pataudi’s name should remain a part of India-England cricket. ICC chairman Jay Shah also had a role to play. A BCCI official said ICC chairman Jay Shah was also involved in the discussions. A formal announcement on the renaming of the trophy is scheduled for June 19, a day before the first Test match begins at Leeds.
The ECB has named it as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, considering that Tendulkar is the leading run getter in Test cricket while Anderson has the most wickets in the traditional format as a fast bowler. The Pataudis, on the other hand, have deep ties with the India-England cricketing landscape. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son Mansur both captained India and played county cricket in England.
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