Really, its been fun to hear them all have a go. Sometimes at each other. Mostly at the Aussies. My take on their take, and more importantly, how they looked and what they wore:
1). Sidhu: Usually wears the most immaculate turbans and ties. But yesterday's pink monstrosity was blinding. Absolutely blinding. And he was as grandiose and full of hot air as always. But interesting sound-bytes. Nonsense is always fun to watch.
2). Sanjay Manjrekar, is somehow, way better looking today, than he was 3 years ago. And he makes sense as well. Eye-candy and intelligence...that was a fun 10 minutes.
3). Kris Srikkanth: Aiyyo. Verbal diarrhoea personified.
4). Bishen Singh Bedi: Pompous old so-and-so. His suggestion to "take it lightly" was the joke of the day. This one has leapt beyond the realms of serious, into potentially, series threatening. But he was always a bit of a maverick.
5). Mandira Bedi: Hmm...she seemed genuinely upset. I can't really laugh at anything she said..which is kind of unfortunate..cos' she's an easy bunny otherwise.
6). Sonali Chander: Oh God! Brown bandh gala kurti. Fashion disaster, Sonali. I think she was going for the "tough woman" look. It just looked like she was too wound up. That said, she did try to keep "Sherry-sir" in check. Koshish karo Sonali. Aksar koshish hi kaamyaab hoti hai.(stolen from The Big B in one of his best movies-Sharaabi)
7). Rajdeep Sardesai and Arnab Goswami: RD always had a high pitched voice. And he usually chooses to yell his opinion rather than voice it. Its surprising how much like him Arnab has become. Bad, bad TV. They're not anchoring the show, they're weighing it down!
8). Srinivasan Jain: Ah...the very cool "Vasu". Seemed a trifle more in control than the other news anchors. Plus, the beard has always been very sexy. Therefore, very watchable. He's like the Harsha Bhogle of the Indian news media now. (Where's Harsha when you need him, btw?)
9). A word about Anil Kumble. Anyone who saw his interview with Harsha after the match could see how upset he was. He looked anguished. I'm glad he took the step of calling the Aussies for their churlish behaviour later on. Poor guy..captain for a month, and he has this to deal with. But, if there's a man for the situation..its him. He's da maan.
10). Burning question of the day: Did Sachin actually send an SMS to Sharad Pawar, or is it just media hype? Ratnakar Shetty says no SMS was sent. Sachin, of course, doesn't say anything. Unnamed sources say an SMS was sent, and it is primarily responsible for the BCCI's tough stance. Hmm...intrigue, suspense, drama. If Deepika would just shift camps from Yuvi to Bhajji(y'know...from spoilt brat to troubled, but upright underdog!), it would make it the complete Bollywood potboiler. Is that too much to ask?
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