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Defunct Test cricket series between India and England

Not to be confused with Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy.

Cricket tournament

Pataudi Trophy

The Trophy

Countries|  England
India
Administrator| England and Wales Cricket Board
Format| Test cricket
First edition| 2007
Latest edition| 2021
Tournament format| 5-match test series
Number of teams| 2
Host|  England
Current trophy holder|  England
Most successful|  England (3 series wins & 1 retention)
Qualification| ICC World Test Championship
Most runs|  Joe Root (1,401)[1]
Most wickets|  James Anderson (100)[2]
TV| Sky Sports (England)
Sony Pictures Networks (India)

The Pataudi Trophy,[3][4] was given to the winner of each Test cricket series between England and India for matches played in England.[a] It was designed and made by Jocelyn Burton. The trophy was first awarded in 2007 to mark 75 years since the two teams played their first Test match in 1932. India won the first Pataudi Trophy series in England in 2007.

The series followed the International Cricket Council’s future tours programme. The gap between tours can change. A team had to win a series to hold the Pataudi Trophy. If the series ended in a draw, the team that already held the Trophy retained it.

In 2025, it was announced that the Pataudi Trophy was to be replaced with a new Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, named after England’s former fast bowler James Anderson and India’s former batter Sachin Tendulkar.[6]

## Background

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The first Test series between England and India took place in 1932. Over the following decades, India toured England on fourteen occasions, with England winning eleven titles, India winning two and a series drawn.[citation needed]

In 2007, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the inaugural series, the England and Wales Cricket Board formally introduced a cricket trophy, named after Pataudi family in their honour.[citation needed]

## Introduction of the trophy

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In 2007, the Marylebone Cricket Club commissioned a new trophy to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's first Test match in 1932. The trophy was designed and crafted by London silversmith Jocelyn Burton in her studio in Holborn. It was later displayed at Jocelyn's exhibition in November and December 2012 at Bentley & Skinner, London.[7]

## Naming and renaming

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The trophy was originally named in honour of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who remains the only cricketer to have represented both India and England in Test matches, having made three appearances for each national side and his son Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi[8] who captained India apart from playing schools cricket in England.[citation needed]

In 2025, a new trophy was created to jointly honour England's former fast bowler James Anderson, the leading wicket-taker among pace bowlers (with 704 wickets), and India's former batter Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run-scorer (15,921 runs) in Test cricket history.[9]The renaming was criticized, including by late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's wife Sharmila Tagore and former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.[10][11] In order to help address the criticism against the renaming of the trophy and to continue to honour the legacy of Pataudis, the winning captain of the trophy would be presented the Pataudi medal, an idea championed by Sachin Tendulkar.[12]

## Series results

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Since 2007, five Test series have been played in England under the officially named trophy. England have won three of these series, India have won one, and one series ended in a draw.[13]

## List of series

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India–England Test series before Pataudi series (pre-2007)  Series  | Years  | Test matches  |  England |  India | Drawn  | Result

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1  | 1932 | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  |  England
2  | 1936 | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  |  England
3  | 1946 | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  England
4  | 1952 | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  |  England
5  | 1959 | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  |  England
6  | 1967 | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  |  England
7  | 1971 | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  |  India
8  | 1974 | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  |  England
9  | 1979 | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  |  England
10  | 1982 | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  England
11  | 1986 | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  |  India
12  | 1990 | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  England
13  | 1996 | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  England
14  | 2002 | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | Drawn
Series |  England |  India | Drawn

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14  | 11  | 2  | 1
India–England Test series played for the Pataudi Trophy  Series  | Season  | Tests  |  England |  India | Drawn  | Result  | Holder  | Player(s) of the series

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1  | 2007[14] |

|  India |  India |  James Anderson
Zaheer Khan
2  | 2011[15] |

|  England |  England |  Stuart Broad
Rahul Dravid
3  | 2014[16] |

|  England |  England |  James Anderson
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
4  | 2018[17] |

|  England |  England |  Sam Curran
Virat Kohli
5  | 2021[b][18] |

| Drawn  |  England |  Joe Root
Jasprit Bumrah
Total  |

Series |  England |  India | Drawn

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5  | 3  | 1  | 1

## See also

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* Laws of cricket
* Cricket terminology
* Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy
* Border–Gavaskar Trophy
* Anthony de Mello Trophy
* Gandhi–Mandela Trophy

## Notes

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1. ^ When played in India, the trophy is known as the Anthony de Mello Trophy.[5]
2. ^ The final test was played in 2022.

## References

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1. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test Matches / Batting Records". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
2. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test Matches / Bowling Records". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. ^ "India, England to now play for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy; legends to unveil silverware". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. ^ "ENG v IND: Pataudi Trophy To Be Renamed After Two Modern-Day Test Record-Breakers | Cricket News Today". Wisden. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
5. ^ "Recognise India-England series as Pataudi Trophy". 6 November 2012.
6. ^ "India, England to now play for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy; legends to unveil silverware". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
7. ^ "MCC commissions trophy for England v India series". 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
8. ^ "'Can't quite believe it' - Anderson chuffed after England-India Test series named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy".
9. ^ Miller, Andrew (9 June 2025). "'Can't quite believe it' - Anderson chuffed after England-India Test series named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
10. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/no-disrespect-to-anderson-tendulkar-but-renaming-the-pataudi-trophy-isn-t-quite-cricket-101749297847267.html. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
11. ^ "Renaming the Pataudi Trophy: Understanding Why the Decision Matters". The Wire. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
12. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-helped-create-pataudi-medal-for-winning-captain-of-india-vs-england-test-series-1490913. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
13. ^ "Team records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
14. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2007". ESPNcricinfo.
15. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2011". ESPNcricinfo.
16. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2014". ESPNcricinfo.
17. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2018". ESPNcricinfo.
18. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2021".

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