Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is brand new; Introduced in 2025 as the unified successor to the Pataudi Trophy and the Anthony de Mello Trophy, the prize consolidated the England-leg and India-leg Test honours into a single, modern title to give the bilateral rivalry a single continuous identity. Although organisers incorporated a few practical and ceremonial updates drawn from the histories of the two earlier trophies, such as: a single trophy protocol that applies regardless of venue, preserved commemorative elements to honour the Pataudi and de Mello names in archival form, and a redesigned presentation ceremony reflecting a shared England-India aesthetic.

2024-2025 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 run-fest that kept both dressing rooms on edge. India roared back in style at Edgbaston, hammering the hosts by a massive 336-run margin to swing the series momentum their way. The battle at Lord’s turned into a classic arm-wrestle, ending in a draw but showcasing standout performances from both camps. Then came The Oval, where nerves ruled the final day - India pulled off a thrilling six-run win after England’s lower order folded under pressure.

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.

• 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 118th 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, which resulted in a tie for the Test. For his (134) century, 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. The Indian victory was assured with runs from Ganguly and Dravid of 2 and 11, respectively. Because of his nine wickets throughout the game, Zaheer Khan was named man of the match.

  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 has won a series in England with a 1-0 triumph. The series had been excellent overall, with two evenly matched teams playing well against one another.

• 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 ODI, 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.

• 2014 Series

  From June 22 to September 7, 2014, the India national cricket team visited England for a five-match Test series, five ODI games, and one Twenty20 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.

• 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.

• 2021 Series

  In August and September 2021, the India cricket team toured England & played five (5) Test matches. The Test series served as the opening contests 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 tie. 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 innings and 76 runs, leveling the series at one. Joe Root now holds the record for most victories as England's Test cricket captain with 27. 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 will 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. A clarification on the outcome of the series was addressed to Chris Broad, the match referee, and the ICC. In a statement, the BCCI stated that they were coordinating with the ECB to reschedule the game. The ECB stated in September 2021 that India will play a lone Test match in 2022 before playing England in limited-overs contests.

  The ECB confirmed that the fate of the Test series will be decided by a rescheduled match next month. The fifth Test ended with England winning by seven wickets after being given a 378-run target, setting a record for the best run chase in a Test match. The five-match series ended in a 2-2 draw.

Anthony de Mello Trophy - Previous India Series Highlights

From 5 October 1951 to 2 March 1952, a cricket team from England that was coordinated by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India. The England squad also participated in first-class matches in Pakistan & Ceylon during this tour. The team was referred to be "England" in Test matches and "MCC" in other contests. Three of the four matches in the Test series were drawn, ending in a 1-1 tie. The MCC toured India, Pakistan, as well as Ceylon in the 1951-1952 season, according to a report from April 1950. The team played matches over three and a half months in Pakistan, India, and Ceylon.

• 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 the Pakistan cricket team, with England earning the first match and drawing the other two, and five Test matches against the national cricket team of India, with India winning two matches and drawing the other three.

  The schedule was unusual in that England started in Pakistan with three games, 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 (currently Bangladesh), where they played in Dacca. Before wrapping off the trip in February with 3 games in Ceylon, they headed to Karachi for the third Test match against Pakistan at the National Stadium. In this tour to India, there were a total of 5 Tests 3 of them ended in a draw and 2 were won by team India.

• 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 5 Test matches against the national cricket team of India, all of which ended in draws. The team was referred to be "England" in Test matches and "MCC" in other contests. England played its 400th Test match at the opening Test of the series in Madras.

• 1972-1973 Series

  From December 1972 to March 1973, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organized a trip to India, Pakistan, & Sri Lanka for the England national cricket team. The squad played a five-match Test series against the India team before playing three Tests against the Pakistan team. 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. In this tour to India, there were a total of 5 Tests, and 2 of them ended in a draw and India won the 5 test series by 2-1.

• 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 engaged in 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 5 test series by 3-1, one was drawn.

• 1981-1982 Series

  From 11 November 1981 - 4 February 1982, the England cricket team visited India and competed in 6 Test matches. The Test series was won 1-0 by India, five were drawn.

• 1984-1985 Series

  The England cricket team visited India in 1984-1985 and competed against India in five Test matches and five One-Day International matches. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed shortly after they came to India, making it impossible for cricket to be played there for a few weeks. As a result, the English team traveled to Sri Lanka to play a few warm-up games.

  The visit was on the verge of being canceled when Percy Norris, the deputy high commissioner for Western India, was shot and killed in Bombay on November 27 - the day after holding a reception for the English team. The 5 Test series was won 2-1 by England, two were drawn.

• 1992-1993 Series

  In January, February, and March 1993, the England cricket team visited India. England's underwhelming performances and results during the trip sparked criticism, with factors like player selection, tour management, Indian food and climate, airport labor disputes, and even players' facial hair being held responsible.

  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 summer before. Dermot Reeve, who was brought in as a replacement, ended up not even playing in the Test series. The official justification for Gower's exclusion from the team was that he was "too old," but given that seasoned players Mike Gatting & John Emburey were both going despite having just served bans for participating in apartheid-era cricket in South Africa, this appeared very illogical.

  Concerns concerning it were even brought up in Parliament, and the MCC called a special general meeting, but they had little impact, as Gower was just in India to serve as a media spokesperson. Below this outrage was the extra absence of Jack Russell, who was chosen over the mostly unnoticed Richard Blakey despite Russell being widely regarded as England's greatest wicketkeeper.

  After a disappointing tour to South Africa that caused the Indian media to question his leadership, Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was also under a lot of criticism going into the series. However, the tone shifted following his match-winning effort in the first Test. With the same lineup throughout, India won the Test series 3-0, and the ODI series ended in a three-game tie.

• 2001-2002 Series

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

• 2005-2006 Series

  In February, March, & April 2006, the England cricket team visited India. The England cricket team wanted to keep up the form that enabled them to defeat Australia at home in the 2005 Ashes series and propel them to second position in the ICC Test Championship before their catastrophic run against Pakistan. Seven ODIs and three Test matches were scheduled. Rain caused one ODI to be canceled. Team India the ODI series 5-1 while the Test series ended in a 1-1 tie.

• 2008-2009 Series

  From 9 November to 23 December 2008, the England cricket team played 5 ODIs and 2 Test matches while on tour in India. India won the series 5-0 after the last two one-day international matches against them were postponed because of the attacks in Mumbai on November 26.

  The Test matches were shifted from Ahmedabad & Mumbai to Chennai & Mohali as a consequence of the Mumbai Attacks. England took a flight home before traveling to Abu Dhabi for a training camp. The England squad opted to take part in the two-match Test series on December 7 and left for Chennai the following day. India won the 2-test match series by 1-0, one was drawn.

• 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 Twenty20 matches made up the tour. England won the 4 test match series by 2-1, one was drawn. The 2-1 Test series victory by England was their first in India since the 1984-1985 tour. Michael Vaughan, a former captain of England, claimed that the series win was more significant than Australia's 2010-2011 Ashes success.

• 2016-2017 Series

  Between November 2016 to January 2017, the England cricket team traveled to India to compete in five Tests, three ODIs, & 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 5-match Test series, which was played for the Anthony De Mello Trophy, 4-0. India produced their highest-ever Test cricket total during the fifth match of the series, collecting 759 runs for 7 wickets before declaring their innings. After their fifth Test victory, India has gone an incredible 18 Tests without a loss, breaking their previous record. Moreover, they ended the year with nine Test victories, which is a record for India.

• 2020-2021 Series

  In February and March 2021, the England cricket team traveled to India to compete in five Twenty20 (T20I), three ODI, and four Test matches. India prevailed in the second Test by 317 runs after England won the first by 227 runs, tying the series at 1-1. India won the third Test, a day/night match, by 10 wickets, and it was finished in two days. Due to the defeat, England was no longer able to advance to the World Test Championship title game. India took the series 3-1 after winning the final and fourth Test by innings & 25 runs. India joined New Zealand in the World Test Championship final due to the series victory.

  To play ODI and T20I matches, England was initially slated to trip to India in September and October 2020. However, following the COVID-19 epidemic, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup was delayed by a year until 2020.