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.
At close of play, Cook was unbeaten on 46 runs in his last international innings as England reached 114/2.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja gave India the first breakthrough after lunch by removing Broad from the attack with Buttler following suit.
His highest Test score of 294 came against India at Birmingham during the 2011 series.
Alastair Cook missed out on a century as the Joe Root-led side threw away a perfect start to huff and puff their way to 198 for seven.
Earlier, England made their best start of the series as they reached 68-1 at lunch after Joe Root won his fifth consecutive toss and opted to bat.
