The winning captain of the five -match series, starting on June 20 between India and England, will be awarded the Pataudi medal, which will make the name of this royal family in the cricket rivalry of these two countries. The Pataudi family has a deep connection with the cricket of both countries.
The England and Wales Cricket Board had earlier decided to change the name of the Pataudi Trophy to Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. It was to be formally announced during the World Test Championship final at Lord’s last week but was postponed in view of the horrific accident of Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar along with some other people in the cricket world also criticized the name of the trophy.
It is learned that Tendulkar himself contacted ECB and said that Pataudi name should remain a part of India-England cricket. ICC chairman Jai Shah also played a role in this. A BCCI source said, “When ECB decided to change the name of the trophy, Tendulkar approached him and said that Pataudi name should be part of the Indo-England rivalry.”Jai Shah was also involved in this discussion. The ECB has agreed to give the Pataudi medal to the winning captain, agreeing on the request. ‘
The formal announcement to change the name of the trophy could not be organized in the earlier schedule in the earlier program, on June 19, one day before the initial match of the series in Leeds. Tendulkar is the highest run -scorer in Test cricket, while Anderson is the highest wicket -taking fast bowler in Tests. The Pataudi family has a deep connection with India-England cricket. Both Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son Mansoor captained India and both have played county cricket in England for a long time.
