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Mint
a day ago
- Sport
- Mint
England-India Test series: Sachin Tendulkar steps in to save Pataudi legacy
India are set to play a five-match Test series against England, beginning on June 20th at Headingley, Leeds. Earlier, the England Cricket Board (ECB) had decided to retire the Pataudi Trophy (given to the winner of the bilateral series), honouring the legacy of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. In its place, the ECB proposed the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, named after cricket legends James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar. The announcement sparked discussions and faced criticism. However, Indian legend, Tendulkar, intervened to save the Pataudi legacy. Sachin Tendulkar, one of cricket's greatest ambassadors, stepped in to preserve the Pataudi legacy. He personally reached out to officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the ECB, urging them to retain the Pataudi name in the series, according to reports from Cricbuzz. His heartfelt appeal prompted a reconsideration by the ECB. Jay Shah, former BCCI secretary and current Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), also played a crucial role in the discussions. The ECB has now confirmed a plan to retain the Pataudi connection, the report further stated. An ECB official stated, 'Yes, there is a confirmed plan to retain the Pataudi link in the England-India series.' To honour Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a medallion named after him is likely to be introduced, which will be presented to the winning captain of the series. This decision ensures that Pataudi's legacy will remain in the evolving narrative of the India-England rivalry. Ahead of the tour, the renaming of the Pataudi Trophy to the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy has been postponed to respect the lives lost in the Ahmedabad plane crash. "Given the tragic events in India, the announcement may wait a while out of respect (for the lives lost)," a very high-ranked ECB official told Cricbuzz on Saturday. Both the BCCI and ECB officials are deciding on a flexible new date. "The BCCI is still deciding on the right time for the announcement. The announcement had been kept flexible due to the tragedy," the ECB official further said. First Test: June 20-24, Headingley, Leeds Second Test: July 2-6, Edgbaston, Birmingham Third Test: July 10-14, Lord's, London Fourth Test: July 23-27, Old Trafford, Manchester Fifth Test: July 31-August 4, The Oval, London
India.com
2 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Ahead of India Tour Of England, BCCI requests ECB for...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the what the The Board of Control for Cricket in India requested to England and Wales Cricket Board. Let's dive in. The England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to retire the Pataudi Trophy and rename the England vs India five-match Test series as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has received mixed reactions. According to The Indian Express, to keep the legacy of former India captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi alive, the BCCI has now requested the ECB to name one of its awards for individual performance in a Test series after Pataudi. The board has said that it has no role in renaming the trophy. Let us tell you that the ECB has decided to discontinue the Pataudi Trophy this year. Instead, it has announced the launch of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in line with the modern trend of naming the series after former players. Recently, the ECB, in collaboration with Cricket West Indies, has renamed the Wisden Trophy, established in 1963, as the Richards-Botham Trophy from 2020, which is played between the two teams in honor of two great players Viv Richards and Ian Botham. At present, the bilateral series between England and New Zealand is held for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy which is named after Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe. The practice of naming bilateral series after players has been going on for a long time. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been played between India and Australia since 1996. This is a very prestigious trophy. In such a situation, the decision to change the name of the Pataudi Trophy also seems to have been taken on the same lines. At the same time, quoting The Indian Express, the BCCI official said that, ECB decides who they want to name their series after. BCCI has no role in this as it is their domestic series. We have requested them to name one of the post-match trophies after Pataudi and they will respond to us. It is worth noting that, earlier this year, the ECB had decided to remove Pataudi's name without giving any official reason. However, they had informed Tiger Pataudi's son and famous actor Saif Ali Khan about this in April this year. The five-match Test series between India and England will start from June 20 at Headingley in Leeds.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
BCCI Steps In After England Board Decides To Retire Pataudi Trophy: "It's the ECB..."
The upcoming England vs India Test series, that starts in Leeds on June 20, will be played for the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. Earlier, from 2007, the Pataudi Trophy was the name of the India vs England bilateral contests played in England. The Pataudi Trophy was first awarded in 2007 to commemorate 75 years of first India vs England Test. India vs England Test series played in India is called the Anthony de Mello Trophy, named after a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Not everyone was happy with the decision. The BCCI, according to a report, has has 'requested' the England and Wales Cricket Board to name one of the post match trophies on Pataudi. "It's the ECB who decides on whom they want to name their series. The BCCI has no role in it as it's their home series. We have requested them to name one of the post match Trophy on Pataudi and they will revert to us," a BCCI official told The Indian Express. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains India has produced, died in New Delhi in 2011 after battling with a lung infection. Pataudi, regarded as one of the finest Indian captains, played 46 Tests for the country, scoring 2793 runs for an average of 34.91 with an unbeaten 203 being his highest score. In all, he smashed six centuries and 16 fifties in his career. His father Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi earlier led the Indian team. Though retiring a trophy is not common in cricket, it has happened in the past. Like the Wisden Trophy, played between England and West Indies, which was renamed as Richards-Botham trophy. India great Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in Test history with a tally of 15,921 in 200 Tests played between 1989 and 2013. James Anderson is England's all-time leading wicket-taker with 704 Test wickets in 188 matches. While Tendulkar retired in 2013, Anderson called time on his career in 2024. Earlier, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar blasted the England and Wales Cricket Board for its decision to 'retire' the Pataudi Trophy.. "The recent news that the ECB is going to retire the Pataudi Trophy, given to the winners of the Test series between England and India in England, is disturbing indeed. This is the first time one has heard of a trophy named after individual players being retired, though the decision is entirely the ECB's, and the BCCI may well have been informed. It shows a total lack of sensitivity to the contribution made by the Pataudis to cricket in both England and India," Gavaskar wrote in a column for Sportstar. "There may well be a new trophy named after more recent players, and here's hoping that if an Indian player has been approached, he will have the good sense to politely decline - not only out of respect for two former India captains but also to avoid the same fate of having a trophy named after him retired after he is gone. The ECB is fully entitled to name the trophy after one of their own players, but I, along with loads of Indian cricket supporters, fervently hope that any other Indian cricketer will have the smarts to decline, lest history repeats itself as it has with the Pataudi Trophy." The move to 'retire' the Pataudi Trophy also hurt Sharmila Tagore, actor and wife of the late Tiger Pataudi. "I haven't heard from them, but the ECB has sent a letter to Saif that they are retiring the trophy," Sharmila told HT a few months ago. "If the BCCI wants to or does not want to remember Tiger's legacy, it is for them to decide."
