United Kingdom, Oct. 13 -- William, Prince of Wales, shut down The Mall to play street cricket.

The 44-year-old royal joined some stars of the game, including England test captain Joe Root, 35, and ex-Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane, 38, for an informal game on the roadway that leads to Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday (13.10.26).

As well as Joe and Ajinkya, Trinidadian batting legend Brian Lara, 57, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, 54, England white-ball captain Harry Brook, 27, and England Women's all-rounders Danni Wyatt Hodge, 35, and Nat Sciver-Brunt, 34, took part.

Organised by Backyard Cricket UK, the street knockabout saw William bowl and bat for 10 minutes, and Joe was impressed.

He is quoted by The Sun as saying: "H...