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{{short description | Test cricket series between India and England}}
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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption = The Trophy
| country = {{cr|ENG}} {{cr|IND}}
| administrator = [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[Test cricket]]
| first = [[Indian cricket team in England in 2025|2025]]
| last = [[Indian cricket team in England in 2025|2025 Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy]]
| current =
| next =
| tournament format = Test match series
| participants = 2
| host = {{cr|ENG}} {{cr|IND}}
| trophyholder = {{cr|England}} & {{cr|India}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.one/match-hub/why-no-team-got-the-anderson-tendulkar-trophy-after-indias-oval-test-win/6890a8f47da7f77e4c991d38|title=Renaming Pataudi Trophy Hurts England As India Draw Series At Oval With Dramatic Win|date=4 August 2025|website=OneCricket}}</ref>
| most successful = {{cr|England}} & {{cr|India}} (1 shared)
| most runs = {{flagdeco|IND}} [[Shubman Gill]] (754)
| most wickets = {{flagdeco|IND}} [[Mohammed Siraj]] (23)
| TV = [[Sky Sports]] (England) [[Sony Pictures Networks]] (India) [[JioHotstar]] (India)
}}
The '''Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy''' is awarded to the winner of each [[Test cricket]] series between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[India national cricket team|India]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ICC |date=2025-06-19 |title=Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy unveiled for England–India Tests {{!}} ICC World Test Championship |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-unveiled-for-england-india-tests |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=icc |language=en}}</ref> The trophy was introduced in 2025 and is named in honour of England's former fast medium swing bowler [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] and India's former legendary middle-order batsman [[Sachin Tendulkar]] to replace the previous [[Pataudi Trophy]] and [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=India, England to now play for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy; legends to unveil silverware |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-england-to-now-play-for-the-tendulkar-anderson-trophy-legends-to-unveil-silverware-on-101749172971600.html |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=Hindustan Times |date=4 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson honoured with England–India trophy">{{cite news |title=Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson honoured with England–India trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cy9025x173po |access-date=21 June 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621124350/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cy9025x173po |archive-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> The first 5-match series ended in a closely fought 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13406882/england-vs-india-timewasting-tantrums-and-send-offs-during-spiky-test-series-show-how-much-the-format-matters|title=England vs India: Timewasting, tantrums and send-offs during spiky Test series show how much the format matters|website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cx279ylegeyo|title=England vs India: Tourists win one of all-time great Tests at The Oval to draw series|first=Stephan|last=Shemilt|date=4 August 2025|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

== History ==
The series forms part of the [[ICC Future Tours Programme]], so the gap between tours varies depending on scheduling. To claim the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, a team must win the series; if the series is drawn, the side holding the trophy from the previous series retains it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/45527989/india-series-commercially-important-ashes-says-ecb-chief-executive |title=India series as commercially important as The Ashes says ECB chief executive |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=2025-06-23}}</ref>

The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy replaced both the [[Pataudi Trophy]] and the [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]], which were awarded for series winners hosted in England and India respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New trophy to honour James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar in England–India Test Series |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2025/news/55556228/new-trophy-to-honour-james-anderson-and-sachin-tendulkar-in-england-india-test-series |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=www.bcci.tv |language=en}}</ref> To continue to honour the legacy of [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi|the Nawab of Pataudi]] and [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], two past Indian captains, the winning captain of the trophy is presented the Pataudi medal of excellence, an idea suggested by Sachin Tendulkar to [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and the ECB.<ref name="'Wanted to keep Pataudi legacy alive' - how Tendulkar helped in creating Pataudi medal">{{cite news |title='Wanted to keep Pataudi legacy alive' – how Tendulkar helped in creating Pataudi medal |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-helped-create-pataudi-medal-for-winning-captain-of-india-vs-england-test-series-1490913 |access-date=21 June 2025 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621124613/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-helped-create-pataudi-medal-for-winning-captain-of-india-vs-england-test-series-1490913 |archive-date=21 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy unveiled for England–India Tests">{{cite news |title=Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy unveiled for England–India Tests |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-unveiled-for-england-india-tests |access-date=21 June 2025 |work= |publisher=ICC |date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621124102/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-unveiled-for-england-india-tests |archive-date=21 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="New Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy unveiled ahead of India vs England series">{{cite news |title=New Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy unveiled ahead of India vs England series |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-unveiled-india-vs-england-series-10076307/ |access-date=21 June 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621124219/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-unveiled-india-vs-england-series-10076307/ |archive-date=21 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Shortly after the reveal, the former Indian batsman [[Sunil Gavaskar]] criticised the naming of the trophy, stating he believed that Tendulkar's name should have come first and encouraged Indian fans to deliberately misname it when mentioning it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/06/22/sunil-gavaskar-anderson-tendulkar-trophy-england-india/ |title=India legend says names wrong way round on Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy |work=The Telegraph |url-access=subscription |date=2025-06-23 |accessdate=2025-06-23 |first=Will |last=MacPhearson}}</ref> This was despite the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) stating that the trophy was named solely on alphabetical order.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sunil-gavaskar-roughs-up-lame-ecb-for-putting-andersons-name-ahead-of-tendulkar-his-record-nowhere-close-to-sachin-101750587898564.html |title=Sunil Gavaskar roughs up 'lame' ECB for putting Anderson's name ahead of Tendulkar. |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=2025-06-23 |date=2025-06-23}}</ref>

==Background==
===Test series and one-off encounters not under the trophy===
The two teams first met when the British India cricket team toured England in the 1932 season for a one-off Test and 25 first-class matches, primarily against English domestic sides.

{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Years
! Host
! Tests
! style="background: #FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
! style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|British India}}
! style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
! class="unsortable"|Result
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1932|1932]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|1933–34]]
| align=left|{{flag|British India|name=India}}
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1936|1936]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1946|1946]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
|-
|
| Total
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 4
| –
|}

The first series after Indian independence was played in 1951–52 in India; shortly followed by India's tour of England in 1952. There have been regular Test series been the two nations ever since.

{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Years
! Host
! Tests
! style="background: #FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
! style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
! style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
! class="unsortable"|Result
! class="unsortable"|Trophy
|-
| [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1951–52|1951–52]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 3
| align=left style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1952|1952]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1959|1959]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62|1961–62]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 3
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 1963–64|1963–64]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| align=left style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1967|1967]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1971|1971]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1972–73|1972–73]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 2
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1974|1974]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1976–77|1976–77]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1979|1979]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 1979–80|1979–80]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| Golden Jubilee Test
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 1981–82|1981–82]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 5
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1982|1982]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1984–85|1984–85]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1986|1986]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| –
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1990|1990]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 1992–93|1992–93]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 1996|1996]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| –
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2001–02|2001–02]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2002|2002]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| align=left style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
| –
|-

| [[English cricket team in India in 2005–06|2005–06]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| align=left style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2007|2007]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Pataudi Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2008–09|2008–09]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2011|2011]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Pataudi Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2012–13|2012–13]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2014|2014]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Pataudi Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2016–17|2016–17]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 1
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2018|2018]]
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| align=left style="background:#FA8072;"|{{cr|England}}
| [[Pataudi Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|2020–21]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2021|2021]]{{efn|The final test was played in 2022.}}
| align=left|{{flag|England}}
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| align=left style="background-color:#d8d8d8;"|Drawn
| [[Pataudi Trophy]]
|-
| [[English cricket team in India in 2023–24|2023–24]]
| align=left|{{flag|India}}
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| align=left style="background:#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}
| [[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
|-
|
| Total
| 126
| 45
| 35
| 46
| –
|
|}

== Series results ==
===Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy results===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
!Years
!Host
!Tests
!style="background: #FA8072;" | {{cr|England}}
!style="background:#99ccff" | {{cr|India}}
!style="background:#deb887" | Drawn
!Result
!Holder
!Player(s) of the Series
|-
| [[Indian cricket team in England in 2025|2025]]
| {{flag|England}}
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| style="background:#deb887"|Drawn
| style="background-color:gold;" | Both
| {{cricon|England}} [[Harry Brook]] {{cricon|India}} [[Shubman Gill]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Total Series!! style="background:#FA8072" | {{cr|England}} !! style="background:#99ccff | {{cr|India}} !! style="background:#deb887;" | Drawn
|-

| align="center" | 1
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| align="center" | 1
|}

== Namesakes ==
[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] who played 188 Test matches for England, is the leading wicket-taker for his team, and also currently holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket (704 wickets). [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who played 200 Test matches for India, is the current leading run-scorer for his team and in Test cricket (15,921 runs). <ref name="England v India Test series trophy named after James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar">{{cite news |title=England v India Test series trophy named after James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/england-v-india-test-series-trophy-named-after-james-anderson-and-sachin-tendulkar-19623658.htm |access-date=21 June 2025 |publisher=CNBCTV18 |date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621125137/https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/england-v-india-test-series-trophy-named-after-james-anderson-and-sachin-tendulkar-19623658.htm |archive-date=21 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Media coverage==
'''Matches played in England:''' [[Sky Sports]], [[Sony Pictures Networks]], and JioHotStar.

==2025 series==
The 5-match series ended in a 2–2 draw between India and England. [[Shubhman Gill]] was the highest run scorer among batsmen with 754 runs. [[Mohammed Siraj]] was the highest wicket-taking bowler in the series with 23 wickets. For England, [[Joe Root]] scored the highest amount of runs with 537 runs, and [[Josh Tongue]] took 19 wickets.<ref>https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/anderson-tendulkar-trophy-2025-1448335/stats</ref> [[Harry Brook]] was the man of the series from the English side. Shubman Gill was the man of the series from the Indian side. India, who were trailing 2–1 in the series, fought back in the last test to level the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mohammed-siraj-prasidh-krishna-pull-off-thrilling-win-against-england-india-levels-series-2-2/article69893124.ece|title=India tour of England: England vs India fifth Test: India pulls off thrilling win at the Oval on August 4 2025|first=Shayan|last=Acharya|date=4 August 2025|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Cricket}}
*[[India–Australia cricket rivalry]]
*[[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]
*[[Border–Gavaskar Trophy]]
*[[Gandhi–Mandela Trophy]]
*[[The Ashes]]
*[[World Test Championship|ICC World Test Championship]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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