England have bowling experience but we have the skills: Azhar Ali
Azhar also feels that they are quite capable of targeting England top-order which, according to him, is fragile ever since Alastair Cook hung up his cricketing boots in 2018.
Azhar also feels that they are quite capable of targeting England top-order which, according to him, is fragile ever since Alastair Cook hung up his cricketing boots in 2018.
According to the former left-handed England opener, Kohli finds a spot in the list because of his sheer ability to score runs freely across formats.
Earlier, Essex's chief executive Derek Bowden had said that "there is an opportunity to be creative with the schedule".
While Kohli was the lone Indian to feature in teams across formats, his deputy Rohit Sharma (7991 runs) was also named in the ODI XI.
Another record that 33-year-old David Warner will put his eye on is former England captain Alastair Cook's record average of 127.66.
Batting at 96, Cook drove Ravindra Jadeja for a single in the cover region. Bumrah aimed hard at stumps and it resulted in giving five runs to the home opener.
With seven wickets remaining, India still need 406 more runs for a win.
Riding on the duo's partnership, England now has a 283-run lead with five more sessions of play left.
On his way to his 33rd Test ton, Cook also pipped Kumar Sangakkara to become the fifth highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket.
Hanuma Vihar scored his maiden half-century on his debut match and in the process joined the elite league of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
