Reader Shikhar Pathak spotted former English captain Alec Stewart at the Lord's cricket stadium.
'Virat, as a captain, is very positive and will back an attacking bowler. He will possibly believe that Kuldeep has more to offer than Ashwin or Jadeja, and then that's the route Virat will take. And then the wrist spinner has to perform, and replicate with the red ball what he has done with the white ball. We won't know until he is given a go'
Surrey's Rahul Chahar will come up against fellow Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar, who plays for Hampshire, in the season-ending English county match.
Walking out with intent and flair, the wicketkeeper-batter smashed a quickfire 51 off just 56 deliveries in the morning session, propelling England to a strong 387.
Former England captain Alec Stewart was hardly surprised to see Kevin Pietersen being left out for the upcoming November tour of India but conceded that the controversial batsman's absence has weakened the side.
Here's a quick look back to the day when India erased a good chunk of the stigma of being poor travellers.
Take a look at the numbers and narratives that made Edgbaston Test one for the ages.
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian to make it to the Test dream team drawn up by former England captain Alec Stewart. The team includes players against whom Stewart had played in his career.
Pant also matched India's veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane, who was the last vice-captain to smash a century in each innings, doing so against South Africa in New Delhi, in 2015.
The England wicket-keeper retired from one-dayers after the 2003 World Cup.
Stewart's 67 not out took him past fellow former England captain David Gower's tally of 8,231 runs and into eighth place overall in the all-time list of Test run scorers.
Former captain Alec Stewart predicted a comfortable Test series win for India against England in the upcoming series, and added that Alastair Cook's men would have to play remarkably well even to draw the series.
The England wicketkeeper will make a decision over his future after playing his last Test for England.
Both hit unbeaten half-centuries as England reached 298 for 5 against Zimbabwe on day 1 of the second Test.
Former England captain Alec Stewart won't be surprised if the home team record a clean sweep over India in the ongoing ODI series as well, irrespective of the visitors' resolute show in the rain-marred opener at Cheste-le-Street.
Former England captain Alec Stewart has ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time' -- chosen through online polling -- as a "joke" for leaving out greats such as Gary Sobers and Malcolm Marshall.
Siraj's six-wicket haul helps India stay ahead on bizarre day three of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Shane Warne has slammed as a farce the decision by Cricket Australia (CA) to prevent him from training while he serves a one-year doping ban.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
B Sai Sudharsan signs up for Surrey for County Championship remainder
Former England captain Alec Stewart batted for under-fire coach Duncan Fletcher, saying the Zimbabwean cannot be held responsible for India's pathetic show in England since a coach can only guide and execution on the field was players' job.
Former captain Alec Stewart has said England's tour to India would be their real test after an easy one-day series against Australia.
Scoring hundreds and doubles hundreds could force the England selectors into recalling controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen, Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart told Reuters on Thursday.
Matt Prior will become this week the fourth man in five months to keep wicket for England in the latest attempt to plug the gap left by Alec Stewart's retirement four years ago.
The Sachin Tendulkar fan club keeps getting bigger with West Indies batting legend Brian Lara describing him as the best batsman in the world right now and former England captain Alec Stewart calling him 'the modern day Don Bradman'.
Bewildered after the latest match-fixing allegations against Pakistan's cricketers, England coach Andy Flower and former captain Alec Stewart have demanded that the series between the two sides be immediately called off.
Curran went unsold in February's IPL auction but Kolkata Knight Riders recruited him for around $247,000 earlier this month to replace injured Australian paceman Mitchell Starc.
Former England captain Alec Stewart said that India will leave the shores of his country with bruised ego and reputation after their stunning defeats in the ongoing Test series.
A day after former England captain Alec Stewart ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time', former opener and now noted commentator Geoffrey Boycott said the selection of the team is fundamentally flawed.
Interestingly, Stewart, who is the Director of Cricket for Surrey County had played a pivotal role in getting Kohli to sign his maiden county contract, where he was supposed to play three four day games during the months of May and June.
Among all wicketkeepers in the world, he is the third fastest to reach this landmark.
This unknown lad from a nondescript Gujarat village Ikhar in Bharuch has been sending down 140-150 kmph zingers on a regular basis.
England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has slammed critics, who said that he is past his best after an average performance in the 2009 Ashes and the NatWest Series against Australia, and said that he was enjoying the best phase of his career.
India's captain said players faring well on the domestic circuit could be considered for selection.
Stuart Broad claimed a career-best five for 23 to help England thrash South Africa by 10 wickets in the second one-day international in Nottingham on Tuesday.
James Anderson, James Kirtley and Anthony McGrath have been included in the 13-man squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe.
The former England captain said India will struggle to win a Test series outside the subcontinent until they find a specialist opening pair.
Brian Lara has earned the distinction of being on the losing side for the most number of times in Tests
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