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Dial C for cricket on Neo Sports beats Extra Innings on Sony as the worst cricketing show on TV, by far. More so because of the format, its anchor and the callers. The aim of the show is to create controversies where there are none. Though Arun Lal talks sense, the whole show is worth a miss.

The problem starts with the anchor having no cricketing knowledge, or rather a cricketing brain. Next are the callers, who are from a very naive public and then the iteraction between the bozo anchor and the bozo or the hapless caller.

Yesterday, they made a huge hue and cry on Irfan’s selection. Well, media did play its role in fueling the controversy. Our media, like any other, will never become a responsible one. I have lost all hopes even from the likes of Times Now and NDTV.

Ideally, India would prefer an in form Irfan Pathan, because I think we are forgetting the fact that he was the man of the match in the T20 world cup final, that India won on a good bowling performance. So, he will definitely get more opportunities than any other player. Mind you, he has still batted well even while being dropped. The problem in recent times has only been his bowling, for the term bowling allrounder) If he were an offspiner, people would have promoted him to be a batting allrounder instead, even with the same batting capabilities.

By the way Sachin is back and Gambhir might have to give up his opening spot (which I feel is a bad idea).

Gautam Gambhir

The one player that is the most reliable today for India is not Virendra Sehwag, but his Delhi Daredevils mate Gautam Gambhir. Gautam Gambir has long proven his worth in the one-dayers as well as the twenty-20. He was not give a chance for long in the tests, with Wasim Jaffer being the favorite of the selectors despite repeated failures.

But, once he got the opportunity earlier this year in Sri Lanka, he has not looked back. Today, he proved again with this successive century why he is today the most consistent batsman for India in any form of the game of cricket.

I would really like him to continue his batting tomorrow and go on to make a double hundred. His double hundred would ensure a big first innings total for India, putting a lot more pressure on the already pressurized Austrailian outfit.

India has the best chance to wrap it up in this match itself. It should not let go of this golden opportunity to humiliate the best team in the world.