The Test series between india and england will start from june 20. Earlier, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was to be launched at Lord's ground in england, which has now been postponed. This decision has been taken due to the ahmedabad plane crash accident. Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is the new name of the India-England series. Earlier this trophy used to be named Pataudi Trophy. The trophy naming ceremony was scheduled to take place on saturday 14 june after the World Test championship final. But the england and wales cricket Board and cricket in india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>the board of control for cricket in india have decided to postpone the event by mutual consent.
After the ahmedabad plane crash accident, both the boards took this decision together
On Thursday, june 12, air india aircraft crashed near ahmedabad Airport, due to which more than 275 people died, out of which 241 people were on board the plane. There is an atmosphere of grief in the whole country after this accident. In view of this, the cricket boards of england and india have decided to postpone this program.
An ECB official said, "In view of the tragic incidents in india, the announcement may have to be awaited in honor of those who have lost their lives. Both bcci and ECB are considering a new date. bcci is waiting for the right time to make the announcement."
The name was changed from Pataudi Trophy to Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
The series between india and england was earlier named Pataudi Trophy. The Pataudi Trophy started in the year 2007. This series was named after the Pataudi family, which gave india 2 captains to the indian team in the form of Mansoor ali Khan Pataudi and Iftikhar ali Khan Pataudi. Now this year both the boards have decided to change the name of the series. Now this series has been named after India's legendary player sachin tendulkar and England's legendary player james Anderson.
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