Freedom Trophy (cricket)

Freedom Trophy

Virat Kohli with The Freedom Trophy
Countries India and South Africa
Administrator BCCI and CSA
Format Test cricket
First tournament 2015-16
Next tournament 2017-18
Tournament format Test Series
Number of teams 2
( India &  South Africa)
Current trophy holder  India
Most successful  India (1 title)
Most runs India Ajinkya Rahane
(266 runs)
Most wickets India Ravichandran Ashwin
(31 wickets)

Freedom Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between India and South Africa. It was first awarded in 2015. The trophy is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela who won independence for their country with nonviolence.[1]

Background

BCCI and CSA announced that all future bilateral tours of India and South Africa to be named as Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series. The series is named after great leaders of both countries to pay them tribute for playing a major role in winning independence by nonviolence. This has also helped in gaining an "iconic and traditional status" to the series.[2]

The Test Series has been christened as the 'Freedom Trophy'. Freedom for which Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela sacrificed their lives and thereby allowed a nation to be born free from years of bondage and suppression.

BCCI, on behalf of every citizen of our country, is able to pay tribute to these great leaders by naming the series after them, and appeals to each and every citizen of our country to imbibe their ideals and follow the path advised by them

— BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur

For the people of both our countries there is no greater duty than to uphold the ideals of both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. As cricket-loving people we must fight hard to win on the field of play but never forget to do battle in the spirit of these two great men.
— CSA chief executive, Haroon Lorgat

Pre-Freedom Trophy Test series summary

Tour Total India
won 		South
Africa
won 		Draw
India in South Africa[3] Series 6 0 5 1
Matches 15287
South Africa in India[4] Series 5212
Matches 12552

List of Test series

Season Host First Match Tests India South Africa Drawn Result Holder Player of the series
2015–16  India 5 November 2015
4
3
0
1
 India  India India Ravichandran Ashwin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Freedom Trophy". first post. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gandhi-Mandela Series". espncricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ↑ India in South Africa
  4. ↑ South Africa in India
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