The England vs India Test series, named the first Pataudi Trophy, has been renamed the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. It was accompanied by widespread criticism as the ECB not only decided to change the name of the trophy, but also changed the legacy of the legendary Indian player. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
However, ECB decided to name the trophy after two great people of two participating nations. It was brought to the inheritance of Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson; However, it did not land well with the choice of former cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar and now Farokh Engineer.
To control the damage caused by the change in the name of the trophy, the ECB introduced the Pataudi medal to maintain the Pataudi heritage, but not till then Sachin Tendulkar Themselves and the BCCI stepped into to make up for Pataudi supporters.
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ECB slammed Pataudi Legacy in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy by Faroc Engineer
England The India series played in India was nominated back to the Pataudi Trophy in 2007, when it marked a 75 -year -old cricket relationship between two great countries.
The name of Patudi was important as it was praised by both Indian and English cricket fans as well as icons, as Ifatikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a father-son duo, played and captained for India.
Both Ifatikhar and Mansoor also played in the County Championship and were remarkable batsmen, while Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had a great record on English soil. Back in the 1960s, Farokh Engineer also acted for Lancashire in the County Championship and became a dear person in the competition.
“Well tiger address was a great friend of mine. My great colleague. We played a lot of Test cricket. Great Heritage, Great Family. I was most happy when the trophy was named after him in 2007. On one hand, I was very disappointed that Pataudi’s name was removed.”
The former Indian wicket-keeper batsman said, “This (introduction of the Pataudi medal) was clearly one later, they should have announced in the beginning, which would have more credibility, but at least they have done something. General knowledge has prevails and hoped that Pataudi’s name is always,” said the former Indian wicket-keeper batsman.
Greatness of James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket
Both James Anderson And Sachin Tendulkar is often called one of the greatest cricketers of all times from the nations of England and India respectively.
James Anderson, who was often known as the greatest test pacer in the world, was known as the master of swing bowling. In his brilliant career spread over 2 decades, Anderson claimed the third most wicket in the history of Test cricket, as he selected 704 wickets, only behind Shane Warne and Great Mutiah Muralitharan.
Anderson also takes the third biggest wicket in the history of the game, as the bowler has 991 wickets. India was another favorite ground for Anderson, as he took the third highest, 44 wickets in his test career on Indian tracks.
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar also average the third highest average in his test career in England, compared to India. He has played in 17 matches in England, scoring 1575 runs at an excellent average of 54.31. Without a duck, he is 4 hundred in England, the second is now the most leveled by the Indian wicket-keeper. Rishabh Pant.
Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan should be invited, engineer suggests for ECB
The engineer commented that to honor the Pataudi heritage, ECB should call Mansoor’s wife Sharmila Tagore, and his son, Saif Ali Khan, to hand over the Patudi medal for the first time after the conclusion of the India vs England Test series in 2025.
“The entire issue is a matter of debate, but he has named it. I hope that he invites Sharmila Tagore (wife of Mansoor) and his son, Saif Ali Khan to give medals. The final series, he did not do so. Finger was pointed out in the ECB.
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