England and India will play for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting later this month. Since 2007, India’s Test tours of England were played for the Pataudi Trophy, which was named in the honour of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi.

On the other hand, the India versus England Test series played in India was called the Anthony de Mello Trophy, named after a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

However, the ECB and BCCI have decided to rename the trophy after James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar. The two legendary cricketers are expected to unveil the new piece of silverware during the WTC Final between Australia and South Africa, slated to begin on June 11 at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.

Overwhelmed by the honour, Anderson on Monday (June 9) said that Tendulkar is someone he looked up to when he was growing up.

“It's a huge honour. I still can't quite believe it. Sachin is someone I looked up to when I was growing up, though I don't want to do him a disservice with his age," Anderson told ESPNCricinfo.

"I remember watching him, an absolute legend of the game, and I played against him a lot as well. So to have this trophy is a huge honour for me, and I couldn't be more proud."

Sharing the experience of playing against India, Anderson said, "There are some great memories, I always loved playing against India. I'd say, after the Ashes, it was the series that England look forward to the most."

“I obviously had some tough times in India, it's a really hard place to go, but we won there which was a really special moment, and some of the battles we had in England were great. They had some amazing players," he added.

Anderson said India have assembled a “strong squad” for the series in England following retirements of batting stalwarts -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

"This series is going to be exactly the same as you'd expect. I know India are going through a little bit of change with a new captain (Shubman Gill), and losing (Virat) Kohli and (Rohit) Sharma, but I still think they've got a strong squad with some really exciting players.

“England obviously are trying to play a certain way. It lends itself to a really exciting series,” he remarked.

England and India are due to square off in a five-match Test series, beginning June 20 at Headingley. The contest will mark the beginning of a new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.