Bets on batting order!

By John Cheeran
Cricket pundits in India are not worried who will win the Champions Trophy battle between India and England today.
They are taking bets on India’s batting order rather than on the result.
So in Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium their eyes will not be focused on the middle but will be glued to the Indian dressing room, fighting among themselves to find out who will pop out when India’s turn come to bat.
Coach Greg Chappell and Captain Rahul Dravid have come under fire for daring to be different and for bringing life’s unpleasant turns and twists to cricket.
By bringing regular opener Virender Sehwag one notch down in Malaysia and there by denying the Delhi Destroyer the comforts of a restricted field placements Dravid courted criticism.
A smart Sehwag, to win back his opener’s patch on the turf, failed abjectly in Malyasian meltdown.
Who will open now?
Dravid and Tendulkar or Tendulkar and Sehwag?
Sachin Tendulkar, fearing that he will be shunted around just like others in the team, has gone public for the need to have reservations in batting order.
It is in this backdrop India is taking on England.
So look toward to the dressing room.