Sharmila Tagore Reacts To Pataudi Trophy’s Retirement: After IPL 2025, the Indian cricket team will travel to England for a five-Test series starting on June 20. However, this time the series may not be called the Pataudi Trophy.
India Set to Face England in Five-Test Series Starting June 20
The trophy is named after the Pataudi family, which gave India two captains – Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (also known as Tiger Pataudi). According to a Cricbuzz report, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering retiring the Pataudi Trophy for the upcoming series.
The trophy was first introduced in 2007 to mark 75 years since the first India vs England Test. Since then, it has been the official name for India vs England Test series played in England.
The Test series between India and England played in India is called the Anthony de Mello Trophy, named after a former BCCI president.
Sharmila Tagore Reacts to Possible Retirement of the Trophy
The decision to possibly retire the Pataudi Trophy has upset Sharmila Tagore, actor and wife of the late Tiger Pataudi. She told HT, “I haven’t heard from them, but the ECB has sent a letter to Saif that they are retiring the trophy.” She added, “If the BCCI wants to or does not want to remember Tiger’s legacy, it is for them to decide.”
The ECB has not confirmed or denied the decision to retire the Pataudi Trophy. An ECB spokesperson said, “This is not something we’ll be able to offer you a comment on.”
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India’s greatest cricket captains, passed away in 2011 in New Delhi due to a lung infection. He played 46 Test matches for India, scoring 2,793 runs at an average of 34.91, with his highest score being an unbeaten 203. Throughout his career, he hit six centuries and 16 fifties.
Although retiring a trophy is rare in cricket, it has happened before. For example, the Wisden Trophy, which was awarded in England vs West Indies Test matches, was renamed the Richards-Botham Trophy.
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