This selection too is not without dispute, with several newspapers carrying columns both for and against the various inclusions and omissions.
The Telegraph, never shy of mischief-making, has also quoted the city police commissioner taking pot shots at the CAB.
In an event as big as the World Cup is worldwide, there is a lot more to cover than just the sport alone.
Do sports writers attempt to shape public opinion or whether they write to reflect it?
Sanjay Manjrekar, former India batsman and Ten Sports anchor, brought up a moral question that the newspapers did not.
Along with the most comprehensive football coverage The Telegraph offers the ignorant reader large doses of opinion.
It is as if sports writers went to a restaurant where they could order their story of choice from a reasonable variety of issues.
Firing at Mohammad Kaif over the BCCI’s shoulders
What happened in Guwahati this Sunday gave some much-needed ammo to our sports writers.
It isnøt easy being an individual in the public eye, and the more the media support they receive the better it is.