Published 10:55 IST, February 11th 2021
Sachin Tendulkar-Alastair Cook comparison done by Monty Panesar, fans roast ex-spinner
Monty Panesar's tweet comparing Sachin Tendulkar to Alastair Cook didn't go down well with a certain section of fans as they roasted the Englishman.
Former England spinner Monty Panesar has demanded the India-England Test series to be named after legendary cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Alastair Cook. The Englishman took to Twitter and put forth his request and also explained in detail as to why he wants the India-England Test contests to be named after the batting stalwarts.
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Monty Panesar comes up with new names for India-England Test series, fans roast former spinner
Panesar said that he wants the India vs England series to be named the 'Tendulkar-Cook' Trophy. Elaborating further, the former cricketer reckoned that both Tendulkar and Cook are leading run-scorers for their countries who have competed with each other in a lot of games. Panesar also pointed out that Tendulkar, who is the biggest legend of the game, doesn't have a series named after him.
Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in Test cricket with 15,921 runs to his name whereas Cook is the leading run-scorer for England in Tests with 12,472 runs. Notably, the winner of the India-England Test series that is played in India is awarded the Anthony de Mello Trophy. The trophy is named after Anthony de Mello who was an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the BCCI. On the other hand, the India-England Test series that is contested in England is called the Pataudi Trophy named after former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Meanwhile, Panesar's tweet comparing Tendulkar with Cook didn't go down well with a certain section of fans. Several reactions poured in as fans roasted the Englishman and also reckoned that Alastair Cook doesn't deserve to be compared to the Indian veteran. Here's a look at a few reactions.
Panesar then put another tweet asking if the series could be named Vaughan-Dravid trophy and tagged Vaughan and England Cricket's official Twitter handles. The former England spinner posted a third tweet where he tagged Tendulkar, James Anderson, Vaughan, Ian Botham and Kapil Dev and asked them what the India-England Test series should be named.
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India vs England 2nd Test details
Meanwhile, the second Test of the India vs England 2021 Test series will commence on Friday, February 13 in Chennai. The live streaming of the second Test will begin at 9:30 AM. The India vs England 2nd Test will broadcast live on television on Star Sports Network's Star Sports 1 SD & HD and 1 Hindi SD and HD channels. The entire India vs England series will also be available as a live stream on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. The India vs England live scores and updates can be found on the websites and social media handles of the BCCI and England Cricket.
India squad for England Tests 2021: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
England squad for India Tests 2021 (first 2 Tests): Joe Root (Captain), Ben Stokes (Vice-captain), Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Dom Sibley, Jack Leach.
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SOURCE: ICC TWITTER
Updated 10:55 IST, February 11th 2021