Had an England v India Test match been held in Manchester this English summer, former Pakistan bowler Asif Masood would have probably made his way to Old Trafford. Apart from watching both teams fight it out for the Pataudi Trophy, Masood, 72, would have seen it as an opportunity to meet Sunil Gavaskar, who is on commentary duty in England.

Masood and Gavaskar haven't met since the 1975 World Cup. They played in the same Rest of the World side against Australia in 1971-72 when Bishan Singh Bedi and Farokh Engineer were the other Indians in the Rest team. Former Pakistan skippers Intikhab Alam and Zaheer Abbas were in the team as well in a series that coincided with the Indo-Pakistan war.