The Pataudi Trophy is awarded to the winner of each

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series between

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and

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contested in

. The trophy itself was designed and made by Jocelyn Burton. It was first awarded in 2007 to commemorate the 75 years since the first Test match between the two sides. India won the first Pataudi Trophy in England in

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. Series are played in accordance with the

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, with varying lengths of time between tours. If a series is drawn then the country holding the Pataudi Trophy retains it.

Background

The trophy is named after the Pataudi cricketing family.

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, sometimes I. A. K. Pataudi (16 March 1910 – 5 January 1952), was an Indian prince and cricket player. He was the captain of the India's national cricket team during its tour of England in 1 ...

played for both international teams on three occasions and is the only man to have played for England and India. Iftikhar's son

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan, or M. A. K. Pataudi; 5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi) was an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Pataudi was a ...

was a long-term captain of the Indian side in the 1960s and 1970s. The Pataudi Trophy is presented to the victorious team as a symbol of its victory. In India, the England-India Test series is played for the

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, albeit there have been attempts to make the Pataudi Trophy the winner's prize in India, as well as England. Prior to the trophy's inception, India played in England for fourteen series. The overall record was 11 English victories, 2 Indian victories, and 1 drawn series.

Trophy

In 2007,

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commissioned a new trophy to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's first Test match in 1932. The trophy was designed and made by London Silversmith Jocelyn Burton in her studio in Holborn. The Trophy was displayed at Jocelyn's exhibition in November and December 2012 at Bentley & Skinner, London.

Results

A team must win a series to hold the Pataudi Trophy. A drawn series results in the previous holders retaining the trophy. Five complete Pataudi Trophy series have been played, with India winning one, England three, and one drawn. The grounds used have been

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(2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2021),

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(2011, 2018 and 2022),

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(2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2021),

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(2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2021),

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(2014), the Rose Bowl (2014 and 2018) and

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(2021).

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