When Master Meets Maestro: Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Bowls Over Fans

Cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson were celebrated as the new Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was launched, to become the highest accolade in all subsequent Test series contests between India and England. The highly coveted silverware, featuring the engraved signatures and action photographs of the two icons, supplants the Pataudi Trophy and opens a new chapter in one of cricket's most enduring rivalries.

 

Key Highlights:

 

•⁠  ⁠The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, a joint venture by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will be contested for the first time in the five-Test series starting June 20, 2025.

 

•⁠  ⁠The award is named after two of the game's greatest ever: Anderson, England's leading Test wicket-taker with 704 wickets in 188 Tests, and Tendulkar, cricket's leading Test run-scorer with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests.

 

•⁠  ⁠The tradition of Pataudi is continued with the award of the Pataudi Medal to the winning captain of each India-England Test series.

 

•⁠  ⁠Both legends were humble and proud in acknowledging the accolade, reflecting the spirit, grit, and regard for one another that define Test cricket and the India-England Test battle.

 

Prospects: The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will take the India-England Test series to new heights, honoring excellence, sportsmanship, and cricketing heritage. The public will get a chance to witness even more rivalry and prestige because these two countries fight for a trophy in memory of their all-time legends.

 

Source: India Today, ICC, BCCI, Times of India, Reuters