The five -match Test series between India and England starts from June 20. The first match of the Test series will be played at Leeds’s Handingley Cricket Ground, which is now just a few days left. There has been a major change before the series between India and England, in fact, this Test series will be known as Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. The trophy has been named after former India captain Sachin Tendulkar and England’s most successful bowler James Anderson.
At the same time, in honor of former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, it was first called the Pataudi Trophy, the hosts England and Wales Cricket Board decided to change the name of this trophy. The name has been changed but the new trophy has not been unveiled yet. Let us know that the trophy was to be unveiled during the final of the third cycle of the World Test Championship on 14 June.
Due to this delay
At the same time, the reason for this delay has come out. It is being said that it has been delayed due to the Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad on 12 June. A BCCI official has told PTI that the unveiling of the trophy has been delayed due to the recent accident in Ahmedabad. It has not been canceled. Hopefully the trophy will be unveiled before the series starts.
Significantly, the British Nagrikas also died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad. The Air India aircraft was going to London and crashed only a few minutes after flying. According to Air India, the passengers aboard the aircraft included 169 Indians, 53 British citizens, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese citizens. Also, 12 members of crew members were also on the plane.
