On a tour like England, where prior experience is invaluable, Cheteshwar Pujara’s father Arvind believes his son can make a valuable contribution. Pujara is a veteran of 103 Tests, which is much more than any member of the current Indian team. » P24

Lack of cap count 

The nearest to Pujara, in terms of number of Tests played, is left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (80 Tests), followed by pacer Mohammed Shami (64) and top-order batter KL Rahul (58). Interestingly, pace ace Jasprit Bumrah and top-order batter Shubman Gill, both of whom are captaincy candidates for India’s five-Test tour of England, following the retirements of Test captain Rohit Sharma and batting great Virat Kohli, have played 45 and 32 Tests respectively.