Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian cricket legend, has reportedly encouraged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to keep the ‘Nawab of Pataudi’ connection to the England-India Test series.
The ‘Pataudi Trophy’ was the previous moniker for the Test series between England and India in England. To honor the two greats, the ECB recently declared that the series will now be known as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
According to Cricbuzz, Sachin Tendulkar has spoken with officials from both the BCC and the ECB, urging them to preserve the ‘Pataudi’ legacy. According to the article, Jay Shah, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has also voiced his opinions. According to reports, the ECB has chosen to honor Pataudi by renaming the medal—which will probably be awarded to the victorious captain—in response to criticism.
“Yes, there is a confirmed plan to retain the Pataudi link in the England-India series,” an ECB official was quoted as telling Cricbuzz.
🚨 PATAUDI TROPHY TO CONTINUE. 🚨
– Sachin Tendulkar himself made a request to the BCCI and ECB to continue with the Pataudi legacy. Jay Shah played a pivotal role in ensuring Pataudi name remains undiminished. (Cricbuzz). pic.twitter.com/1unAMb5DKU
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 15, 2025
Sunil Gavaskar, a former captain of India, has blasted the ECB for changing the Pataudi Trophy’s name to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. In his Sportstar column, he called the move unsettling and stated:
“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… It shows a total lack of sensitivity to the contribution made by the Pataudis to cricket in both England and India.”
Sunil Gavaskar
On June 14, a unique Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy launch event was scheduled to take place with the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final. However, after the plane tragedy in Ahmedabad, which killed over 270 people, the event was rescheduled.
The legacy of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
The late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi led India in 40 Tests, winning nine of them. Under his leadership, India won their first foreign Test series, 3-1, in New Zealand in 1967–68.
He played 46 Test matches for India, amassing 2,793 runs at an average of 34.91, with the help of six hundreds and 16 half-centuries, despite losing eyesight in one eye as a result of an automobile accident. Experts in cricket have always questioned what he could have accomplished if he had had good vision in both eyes.
