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It England And Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was officially prepared to rename the England and India Test series on Saturday, June 14, at Lord’s, but the long-awaited launch of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy has been postponed in the last minute.
Early this year, the ECB decided to replace the Pataudi Trophy with the Indian and Indian Testing series with the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy to honor the legends of the modern age James Anderson and Sachin tendulkar In a special event of June 14 in Lord’s, during the final of the final WTC of 2025.
ECB and BCCI called the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy after the Ahmedabad aircraft tragedy
But now both the ECB and the BCCI have decided to cancel the launch of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy in the wake of the tragic accident of the Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad, India. With India, who cried the loss of the accident, both Cricket boards agreed that this was not the right time for a celebration.
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Cricbuzz cited a maximum ECB official, “ given the tragic events of India, the announcement can wait a while out of respect (for lost lives). Both BCCI and ECB officials decide on a new flexible date. The BCCI still decides at the right time for the announcement. The ad had remained flexible due to the swallow. ”
53 British citizens killed in Air India Crash
In a tearful incident near Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday, June 12, an Air India flight (AI-171) crashed, causing the tragic loss of more than 275 lives, including 241 passengers on board, among which 53 were nationals in the United Kingdom. Apart from them, many people lost their lives in the incident.
Following this tragedy, England and Indians’s Cricket Councils have decided to postpone the official launch of the newly renamed the trophy for the England and India Tests series. Invitations are said to Sachin tendulkar and James Anderson were already sent.
However, in the wake of the devastating accident and the pain that has caused throughout the country, they made the decision to call the ceremony for the moment. The ECB has not revealed more updates to the event, but it is expected that it will be done before the start of the first test at Leeds on June 20.
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