Former India top-order batter Gundappa Vishwanath, who made his debut under late India skipper Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in 1969-70, was surprised when he learnt from mid-day that the Pataudi Trophy may not be handed over to the winner of the India-England Test series to be held in England in June-July.

The Pataudi Trophy was introduced in 2007 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first India v England Test in 1932. However, it is rumoured that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) plans to retire it.