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IND vs ENG: Pataudi medal for India-England collection’ winning captain | Cricket News
IND vs ENG: Pataudi medal for India-England collection’ winning captain | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: The Pataudi legacy will proceed to be a part of the storied India-England cricket rivalry, with the winning captain of the upcoming five-Test collection set to obtain a medal named in honour of the royal household that shares deep ties with the game in each nations. The collection kicks off with the primary Test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds on June 20.The choice to rename the Pataudi Trophy to Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy was taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board. A proper announcement was due on the sidelines of the WTC last at Lord’s final week nevertheless it was postpone in gentle of the horrific Air India aircraft crash in Ahmedabad.Renaming the trophy drew criticism from the likes of former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.However, it has been realized that Tendulkar himself reached out to the ECB and expressed that the Pataudi identify ought to stay part of India-England cricket. ICC chairman Jay Shah additionally had a job to play.“When this happened Sachin reached out to ECB and conveyed that Pataudi name should remain a part of the India-England rivalry. Mr Jay Shah was involved in the discussions. ECB has agreed to the request and decided to present Pataudi Medal to the winning captain,” mentioned a BCCI supply instructed PTI.
With the deliberate ceremony not going forward within the UK, a proper announcement on the renaming of the trophy is scheduled for June 19, a day earlier than the series-opener at Leeds.Tendulkar is the main run getter in Test cricket whereas Anderson has probably the most wickets within the conventional format as a quick bowler.
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The Pataudis, then again, have deep ties to the India-England cricketing panorama. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son Mansur each captained India and each performed county cricket in England.
