“If BCCI Doesn’t Want To Remember Tiger’s Legacy…”: Sharmila Tagore On ECB’s Call To Retire Pataudi Trophy

After the IPL 2025, the Indian Cricket team will fly to England for a series of five tests from June 20. However, this time, the tournament may not be called the Pataudi trophy – named after the Pataudi family which gave India two captains iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi [nicknamed Tiger Pataudi]. A report in Spit said that the Cricket of England and Wales (ECB) is planning to “remove” the Pataudi trophy from the next series. The Pataudi trophy was awarded for the first time in 2007 to commemorate 75 years of test First India VS England. Since then, the Pataudi trophy has been the name of the Bilateral India VS England competition played in England.

India VS England Test Series played in India is called the Mello Anthony Trophy, named after a former Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI).

The apparent decision to “withdraw” the Pataudi trophy injured Sharmila Tagore, actor and wife of the late Tiger Pataudi. “I have not heard of them, but the ECB sent a letter to Saif that they withdraw the trophy,” said Sharmila Ht. “If the BCCI wants or does not want to remember the inheritance of Tiger, it’s up to them to decide.”

The ECB has neither denied neither accepted development. “This is not something that we will be able to offer you a comment,” said a spokerperson of the ECB.

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the biggest cricket captains that India produced, died in New Delhi in 20211 after fighting with pulmonary infection. Pataudi, considered one of the most beautiful Indian captains, played 46 tests for the country, marking 2793 points for an average of 34.91 with an undefeated 203 being its highest score. In all, he broke six centuries and 16 fifty people in his career.

Although the retirement of a trophy is not common in cricket, it occurred in the past. Like the Wisden trophy, played between England and the Antilles, which was renamed Richards-Bobs Trophy.