Anthony de Mello Trophy

The Anthony de Mello Trophy was awarded to the winner of England–India Test cricket series held in India. The trophy was instituted in 1951, when England toured India for a five-match Test series.^[1][2][3] The trophy was named after Anthony de Mello, an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Anthony de Mello Trophy

Countries	India  England
Administrator	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Format	Test Cricket
First edition	1951–52
Latest edition	2023–24
Tournament format	5-match test series
Number of teams	2
Host	India
Current trophy holder	India (2024)
Most successful	India (9 series wins, 2 retentions & 1 shared)
Qualification	ICC World Test Championship
Most runs	Sunil Gavaskar (1,331)
Most wickets	Ravichandran Ashwin (74)
TV	Viacom 18

When the matches were played in England, teams were awarded the Pataudi Trophy^[4] until both trophies were replaced by the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy in June 2025.^[5] That trophy was instituted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007 to mark the 75th anniversary of the first England-India Test series held in England in 1932.^[6] The trophy was named after the Pataudi cricketing family. In 2012, the Pataudi family requested to make the Pataudi Trophy the winner's prize in India as well as England. However, the BCCI said it would not rename the trophy awarded in India.^[7]

In 2012, England won the Anthony de Mello Trophy, their first series win in India since 1984–85,^[8] India won the series 3–1 in 2020–21 thus qualifying for the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand which they subsequently lost.^[9][10]

Editions

Series	Years	First match	Tests	India	England	Drawn	Result	Holder	Ref
1	1951–52	9 November 1951	5	1	1	3	Drawn	Both	[11]
2	1961–62	11 November 1961	5	2	0	3	India	India	[12]
3	1963–64	10 January 1964	5	0	0	5	Drawn		[13]
4	1972–73	20 December 1972	5	2	1	2	India		[14]
5	1976–77	17 December 1976	5	1	3	1	England	England	[15]
6	1981–82	27 November 1981	6	1	0	5	India	India	[16]
7	1984–85	28 November 1984	5	1	2	2	England	England	[17]
8	1992–93	29 January 1993	3	3	0	0	India	India	[18]
9	2001–02	3 December 2001	3	1	0	2	India		[19]
10	2005–06	1 March 2006	3	1	1	1	Drawn		[20]
11	2008–09	11 December 2008	2	1	0	1	India		[21]
12	2012–13	15 November 2012	4	1	2	1	England	England	[22]
13	2016–17	9 November 2016	5	4	0	1	India	India	[23]
14	2020–21	5 February 2021	4	3	1	0	India		[24]
15	2023–24	25 January 2024	5	4	1	0	India		[25]

Total Series	India	England	Drawn
15	9	3	3

Player of the series

Years	Player of the series
1981–82	Kapil Dev
1984–85	Mike Gatting
1992–93	Anil Kumble
2001–02	Sachin Tendulkar
2005–06	Andrew Flintoff
2008–09	Zaheer Khan
2012–13	Alastair Cook
2016–17	Virat Kohli
2020–21	Ravichandran Ashwin
2023–24	Yashasvi Jaiswal