Friday, October 17: Nearly caught a plane to Mohali this evening to watch the Test over the weekend. A connected friend promised me great seats and lodgings in Mohali itself. But the main reason for going was to watch Sehwag open, and once Dhoni won the toss, that wasn't likely to happen so I settled for Neo Sports. There's an oddly perky, extremely young man who anchors the pre-game show; innocent of both cricket and syntax, his function must be to make Ian Chappell and Mohinder Amarnath look