Long before Marnus Labuschagne, England's Vikram Solanki became the first ever cricketer to enter a playing XI as a substitute.
Solanki's England spell included two hundreds and two appearances at the 2007 World Twenty20 in South Africa.
With the busy schedules in contemporary cricket, players travel to different parts of the globe and hence it becomes very tough to meet old friends.
On July 7, 2005, at 13.02 British Standard Time (BST), Vikram Solanki substituted Simon Jones.
Kabir Ali penned a two year-deal with Lancashire prior to the commencement of the current English domestic season and will hope it will provide the launchpad he needs to resurrect his career. With the 2013 county season underway, the 32 year-old right arm pace bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman speaks about his career to date, his hopes for the future and that over against South Africa.
By Ashish Shukla Rattled by humiliating defeats in the first two Tests against England, India will have to deal with an unpredictable Edgbaston pitch in the third match as they seek to retain their number one ranking with a win.
By Ashish Shukla
Rattled by humiliating defeats in the first two Tests against England, India will have to deal with an unpredictable Edgbaston pitch in the third match as they seek to retain their number one ranking with a win.
Team of eleven of cricketers of Asian origin.