The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have jointly announced the renaming of the Test series between England and India as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
It has been named in tribute to two cricket legends— Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.
The trophy will be unveiled by both Tendulkar and Anderson during the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 11.
England and India will play each other in a five-Test series, beginning June 20 in Leeds, Headingley. The contest will mark the beginning of a new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an illustrious career spanning 200 Test matches. He has an unmatched record of 15,921 Test runs and 51 centuries.
Anderson, on the other hand, took retirement in July 2024 after 188 Tests. He redefined fast bowling by claiming 704 wickets — the most by any pace bowler in Test history. Naming the trophy after these two players reflects their everlasting impact on cricket.
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Until now the series played in England was called Pataudi Trophy, after former India captains Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (his son), while the equivalent in India was called Anthony de Mello Trophy, named after one of the founding figures of BCCI who was also the board’s inaugural secretary and president between 1946-47 to 1950-51.
First Test: June 20-24, Headingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: July 10-14, Lord’s, London
Fourth Test: July 23-27, Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: July 31-August 4, The Oval, London
