Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was introduced in 2025 as the new trophy for Test series between England and India, replacing the previous trophy arrangements associated with the Pataudi Trophy and Anthony de Mello Trophy. The new trophy features imagery of James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar, with both players' signatures engraved as a tribute to their careers and contributions to the England-India Test rivalry. The Pataudi family continues to be honored through the Pataudi Medal, which is awarded to the winning captain of the series.

Past Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Editions

• 2025 Series

  The inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was contested across five Tests from June 20 to August 4, 2025. The venues were Headingley (Leeds) for the 1st Test, Edgbaston (Birmingham) for the 2nd, Lord’s (London) for the 3rd, Old Trafford (Manchester) for the 4th, and The Oval (London) for the decisive 5th Test. The five-match series finished level at 2-2, leaving the new trophy shared between the sides for its first edition.

  The 1st edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy had everything a cricket fan could ask for: tension, drama, and a fair share of records. England drew first blood at Headingley, clinching a gripping opener by five wickets after a high-scoring contest. India roared back in style at Edgbaston, beating the hosts by a massive 336-run margin to level the series. England then regained the lead at Lord’s with a thrilling 22-run win, before the fourth Test at Old Trafford ended in a draw after India fought back strongly on the final day. Then came The Oval, where nerves ruled the final day as India pulled off a thrilling six-run win to level the series at 2-2.

Pataudi Trophy - Previous England Series Highlights

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's first Test match in 1932, Marylebone Cricket Club commissioned a new trophy in 2007. Jocelyn Burton, a London silversmith, created the award at her Holborn studio. At Jocelyn's show in November & December 2012 at Bentley & Skinner in London, the Trophy was on display. To hold the Pataudi Trophy, a team must win a series. In the event of a tie, the previous winners keep the trophy. India has won one full Pataudi Trophy series, England has won three, and one series has ended in a tie.

• 2021-2022 Series

  In August and September 2021, the India cricket team toured England for five Test matches, with the final Test eventually completed in July 2022. The Test series formed part of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023. The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was asked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to change the tour's itinerary in May 2021 so that it would accommodate the remaining games of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).

  A change would, however, affect tickets that were previously sold and require the rescheduling of games in The Hundred. The third Test's second day included black armbands worn by England players in honor of the late former England cricketer Ted Dexter, who passed away on August 25, 2021. In the same way, Indian players donned black armbands on the first day of the fourth Test in honor of late cricketer Vasoo Paranjape, who passed away on August 30, 2021.

  When more than two days of play were missed due to rain throughout the match, the first Test of the series concluded in a draw. India earned a 151-run victory in the second Test to grab a 1-0 series lead. The victory came in the closing hour of the fifth day. During the lunch break on day four of the third Test, England had won by an innings and 76 runs, leveling the series at one. Joe Root moved to 27 Test victories as England's captain during the series, setting a new record at the time. India defeated England by 157 runs in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 series lead with one game remaining.

  After positive COVID-19 outcomes in the Indian squad, the cricket boards announced on the morning of the fifth Test of the series that the game would not begin on September 10, 2021. The ECB subsequently released a statement informing the public that the Test match had been postponed due to India's inability to field a team. The boards later agreed to reschedule the match for July 2022 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, allowing the series to reach its conclusion.

  The rescheduled fifth Test was played from July 1 to 5, 2022, with England winning by seven wickets after being given a 378-run target. The result completed a 2-2 draw in the five-match series, which had begun in 2021 and was completed almost a year later.

• 2018 Series

  During July and September 2018, the Indian cricket team traveled to England to compete in five Tests, three ODIs, and three T20 Internationals. Moreover, in July in Chelmsford, India faced off against Essex in a three-day encounter.

  The 1,000th Test played by the England team made them the first team to accomplish this milestone. The trip began on August 1 at Edgbaston. Alastair Cook of England announced that he would stop playing international cricket when the series was over before the fifth Test. Cook struck a century in the second inning of the fifth Test, becoming just the seventh batter to do so in both his debut and last Test appearances.

  In the process, he passed Kumar Sangakkara to move up to fifth place on the list of all-time highest run scorers in Test cricket. James Anderson surpassed Glenn McGrath's record of 563 Test wickets by taking his 564th one in the same game. The Test series ended with a 4-1 victory for England.

• 2014 Series

  From July 9 to September 7, 2014, the India national cricket team visited England for a five-match Test series, five ODI games, and one T20 International. The Pataudi Trophy was awarded to England for winning the Test series 3-1. India played five Test matches during their England visit for the first time since 1959. The third Test was the first Test match to begin on a Sunday in England, and it took place at Southampton's Rose Bowl.

• 2011 Series

  From July 21 to September 16, 2011, the Indian cricket team visited England. The tour included many games against English county teams as well as one Twenty20, five ODIs, and four Test matches. The 2,000th Test was played in the first match at Lord's. The Third Test victory propelled England to the top of the global rankings.

  The Test series was won by England 4-0, their third rout in the series including more than three Test matches. England replaced India at the top of the ICC Test Championship after winning the series by a margin of more than two matches, while India fell to third. Rahul Dravid, who hit three hundred, and England's Stuart Broad, who took 25 wickets in the series, were the series' top performers.

• 2007 Series

  The national cricket team of India visited England from July 19 until September 8, 2007. There were 3 Test matches and 7 ODIs during the tour. The Pataudi Trophy, a trophy created by the MCC to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Test debut, was up for grabs during the Test series. Jocelyn Burton, of Holborn, London, was the designer and maker of this.

  Chris Tremlett played in his first England Test game during the first Test at Lord's. After winning the toss, Michael Vaughan decided to bat first. Rain prevented the evening session, and the Test ended in a draw. For his 134, Pietersen received the man of the match award. India won the toss for the second Test and decided to bowl on damp ground from recent rains. India went on to win the match by seven wickets, with contributions from Ganguly and Dravid, while Zaheer Khan was named man of the match after taking nine wickets throughout the game.

  India, which had won the toss for the third Test, decided to bat first on a flat pitch that turned out to be ideal for batting. It was an unusual occurrence that both sides used the same 11 players per side for every game of the series because both squads remained unaltered from the Trent Bridge Test. This contest was a draw. For the first time since 1986, India won a Test series in England with a 1-0 triumph. The series had been excellent overall, with two evenly matched teams playing well against one another.

Anthony de Mello Trophy - Previous India Series Highlights

• 2023-2024 Series

  From 25 January to 9 March 2024, the England cricket team toured India for a five-match Test series for the Anthony de Mello Trophy. England won the opening Test in Hyderabad, but India responded by winning the next four matches to take the series 4-1. The series formed part of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship cycle.

• 2020-2021 Series

  In February and March 2021, the England cricket team traveled to India to compete in five T20Is, three ODIs, and four Test matches. England won the first Test by 227 runs before India won the second by 317 runs to level the series at 1-1. India then won the day-night third Test by 10 wickets and the fourth Test by an innings and 25 runs, taking the series 3-1. India subsequently qualified for the World Test Championship final.

  The tour had originally been planned for 2020, but the schedule was rearranged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the international matches eventually taking place in February and March 2021.

• 2016-2017 Series

  Between November 2016 and January 2017, the England cricket team traveled to India to compete in five Tests, three ODIs, and three T20I games. The tour's dates were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2016.

  India won the five-match Test series, which was played for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, 4-0. India produced their highest-ever Test total at the time during the fifth match of the series, collecting 759 runs for 7 wickets before declaring their innings. After the fifth Test, India had gone 18 Tests without a loss and finished the calendar year with nine Test victories, both notable records for the team at the time.

• 2012-2013 Series

  The cricket team from England visited India from October 30, 2012, to January 27, 2013. Four Test matches, five ODIs, and two T20I matches made up the tour. England won the four-Test series 2-1, with one match drawn. The series victory was England's first Test series win in India since the 1984-1985 tour.

• 2008-2009 Series

  From 9 November to 23 December 2008, the England cricket team played seven ODIs and two Test matches while on tour in India. India won the ODI series 5-0 after the remaining two matches were canceled following the Mumbai attacks on 26 November.

  The Test matches were shifted from Ahmedabad and Mumbai to Chennai and Mohali as a consequence of the Mumbai attacks. England initially returned home before deciding to continue with the two-match Test series, traveling to Chennai for the first Test. India won the two-Test series 1-0, with one match drawn.

• 2005-2006 Series

  In February, March, and April 2006, the England cricket team visited India. The tour featured seven ODIs and three Test matches. Rain caused one ODI to be abandoned, while India won the ODI series 5-1. The Test series ended in a 1-1 draw.

• 2001-2002 Series

  In 2001-2002, the England cricket team visited India and competed against India in a six-match ODI and three-match Test series. The schedule for the tour was released on September 12, 2001. Before the Test series, England was scheduled to play three three-day tour matches and three one-day games. The ODI schedule was expanded from five matches to six after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested that the final ODI be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India won the three-match Test series 1-0, with two matches drawn, while the ODI series ended 3-3.

• 1992-1993 Series

  In January, February, and March 1993, the England cricket team visited India. The tour attracted considerable attention because of England's poor Test results and controversies surrounding team selection and tour management. India won the three-Test series 3-0, while the ODI series ended 3-3.

  In terms of team selection, the main issue was the exclusion of David Gower, who had scored over 50 in the series against Pakistan the previous summer. Dermot Reeve, who was brought in as a replacement, did not play in the Test series. The official justification for Gower's exclusion was his age, despite experienced players Mike Gatting and John Emburey also being selected.

  Questions concerning the selection were raised in Parliament, and the MCC called a special general meeting, although the selectors' decision was not reversed. Gower was already in India in a media role. England also left out Jack Russell, with Richard Blakey selected as the wicketkeeper for the Test tour.

  Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was also under pressure going into the series after a difficult tour of South Africa, but his match-winning performance in the first Test changed the tone around his leadership. India then completed a 3-0 Test series victory, while the ODI series was shared 3-3.

• 1984-1985 Series

  The England cricket team visited India in 1984-1985 and competed against India in five Test matches and five ODIs. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated shortly after the England team arrived in India, making cricket in the country impossible for several weeks. As a result, the English team traveled to Sri Lanka to play warm-up matches.

  The visit was also disrupted when Percy Norris, the deputy high commissioner for Western India, was shot and killed in Bombay on November 27, the day after hosting a reception for the English team. England won the five-Test series 2-1, with two matches drawn, and also won the ODI series 4-1.

• 1981-1982 Series

  From 11 November 1981 to 4 February 1982, the England cricket team visited India and competed in six Test matches. India won the Test series 1-0, with five matches drawn.

• 1976-1977 Series

  During the 1976-1977 cricket season, a cricket team from England visited India and Sri Lanka under the auspices of the Marylebone Cricket Club. They played five Test matches against the Indian national cricket team, winning three, losing one, and drawing the fifth. The MCC squad played four games in Sri Lanka after departing India, but Sri Lanka was yet to become a Test-class team. England won the five-Test series 3-1, with one match drawn.

• 1972-1973 Series

  From December 1972 to March 1973, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organized a trip to India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka for the England national cricket team. The squad played a five-match Test series against India before playing three Tests against Pakistan. Tony Lewis led England as their captain. The Sri Lankan national cricket squad only competed in one first-class match against MCC in Colombo since they were not Test-qualified at the time. India won the five-Test series 2-1, with two matches drawn.

• 1963-1964 Series

  From 3 January to 24 February 1964, a cricket team from England that was coordinated by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) traveled to India. In addition to other games against Indian clubs, they played five Test matches against the national cricket team of India, all of which ended in draws. The team was referred to as "England" in Test matches and "MCC" in other contests. England played its 400th Test match at the opening Test of the series in Madras.

• 1961-1962 Series

  From October 1961 to February 1962, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organized a trip to India, Pakistan, and Ceylon for the England national cricket team. They played three Tests against Pakistan, with England winning one and drawing the other two, and five Test matches against India, with India winning two and drawing the other three.

  The schedule was unusual in that England started in Pakistan with three matches, including the first Test in Lahore, before traveling to India for a lengthy five-Test tour before playing their second Test against Pakistan in East Pakistan, where they played in Dacca. Before wrapping up the trip in February with three games in Ceylon, they headed to Karachi for the third Test against Pakistan at the National Stadium. In the tour to India, there were five Tests in total, with India winning two and three ending in draws.

• 1951-1952 Series

  From 5 October 1951 to 2 March 1952, a cricket team from England organized by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. The England squad also participated in first-class matches in Pakistan and Ceylon during the tour. The team was referred to as "England" in Test matches and "MCC" in other contests. The five-match Test series in India was drawn 1-1, with the first three Tests drawn, England winning the fourth Test in Kanpur, and India winning the fifth Test in Madras.

  The MCC tour covered Pakistan, India, and Ceylon over roughly three and a half months. The India leg formed the first edition of the Test contest later associated with the Anthony de Mello Trophy.

* Refers only to Test cricket encounters