New Delhi: England's One-Day team could almost be mistaken for a team from India or Pakistan to the uninitiated.
There is Kabir Ali, Owais Shah and Sajid Mahmood in the squad but the man with possibly the deepest India connection is Vikram Solanki, who captained in the warm up game in Jaipur.
Devi is in her 90s but sits straight in front of the television and as the pictures from a game of cricket beam into her living room, she senses extraordinary elation.
Her grandson, Vikram Solanki, has come back to his roots, to play for a country that taught the world the game of cricket.
Everyone wants his moment in the sun and Vikram Solanki had it where life began for him, in the dusty desert province of Jaipur, where he spent the first eight years of his life.
And a grand homecoming it has been for him, considering that many in his own family saw him play for the first time.
that is not all as earlier this year, Vikram got married to Ambika, a girl from Goraya in Jalandhar, and expectedly, his in-laws are very excited about his visit and are keen to meet him.
The elegant right-hander who made his debut for English county Worcestershire as a 16-year-old has come a long way.
Captain of the English A Team, Vikram might be in line for the English top-job some day, but as of now, is soaking in every bit of the endless attention streaming in from people who want to see him play in the upcoming ODI series.
But even as India and England cross swords, Vikram can be sure of one thing. The unanimous support from all and sundry wanting him to do well.
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