Tendulkar, accompanied by his wife Anjali, waved to the crowd at Lord\u2019s before doing a namaste and ringing the bell to kickstart the proceedings in a crucial game for both teams. He was later spotted talking to former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The ringing of the bell by cricketing legends outside the bowlers\u2019 bar at Lord\u2019s is a tradition started in 2007 and has been previously carried out by legendary Indian players like Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) had earlier said Tendulkar would ring the bell for the first time at Lord\u2019s on the same day his portrait by artist Stuart Pearson Wright was unveiled in the MCC Museum. MCC later said Tendulkar\u2019s portrait, painted by British artist Stuart Pearson Wright, will remain in the museum before being moved to the Pavilion later this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The ringing of the bell by cricketing legends outside the bowlers\u2019 bar at Lord\u2019s is a tradition started in 2007 and has been previously carried out by legendary Indian players like Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Coming to the game at Lord\u2019s, both India and England are welcoming back Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer. After four years of absence from Test cricket due to injuries to back and elbow, Archer will make his long-awaited return to the longer format for England by replacing Josh Tongue in the playing eleven. For India, fast-bowling spearhead Bumrah is back into the playing eleven in place of Prasidh Krishna.<\/p>\r\n\r\n