Boria Majumdar in Leeds
As reported by RevSportz on June 7, there is now confirmation that the Pataudi name will continue to be associated with the England versus India series, with the winning captain to be awarded the Pataudi Medal for Excellence. From what we understand, this has the consent of the Pataudi family. Also, Sachin Tendulkar and Jay Shah played a key role behind the scenes to make this possible and spoke not just to the family but also the two cricket boards, convincing them to do the needful.
On the other hand, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will be formally announced on June 19, a day before the start of the India-England Test series in Leeds. There will be no formal event marking the launch because Tendulkar for one was not keen, given what happened in Ahmedabad a few days back. As a result, it has been decided that the launch will be done via a press release and two pre-recorded videos of the two protagonists will be aired by the host broadcaster. Nothing elaborate will be done on this occasion.
This will bring to an end the speculations over the trophy renaming and will be a bridge between the traditional and the modern, with the Pataudi name co-existing with those of Anderson and Tendulkar.
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