Forgotten fast bowler, Vernon Philander on the verge of his comeback

Seldom has a smile beamed so broadly as the one that gleamed at a South African making his way up the densely dark tunnel that connects the main entrance to the field at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. It came from an Indian, along with a yawped, "You've missed it!" Missed what? Helpfully, he had taken photographs of what he was on about.