India rejects Pataudi trophy for England Tests
- Published: 7 Nov 2012 at 15.47
- Online news: Sports
India's cricket chiefs have turned down a proposal to name the trophy for the upcoming Tests against England after former captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died last year aged 70.
England's captain Andrew Strauss holds the Pataudi Trophy after they beat India in their fourth Test at The Oval in 2011. India's cricket chiefs have turned down a proposal to name the trophy for the upcoming Tests against England after former captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died last year aged 70.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the revered Lord's ground in London, instituted the Pataudi Trophy in 2007 for the winner of India-England series in England.
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