After scratching around with its Taking Guard and Follow Through shows for the recently concluded World Cup, ESS has realised that cricket coverage is what the Indian viewer would be interested in.

Come 11 April Star Sports will air The TVS Cup involving India, South Africa and hosts Bangladesh. The Indians will be without mainstays Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Javagal Srinath as well as veteran leggie Anil Kumble. This is not surprising as the guys need a substantial break after their decent performance in South Africa. This gives Ajit Agarkar, Parthiv Patel who sat on the bench in South Africa a chance to prove themselves.

Newcomers in India’s side include Aavishkar Salvi, Gautam Gambhir, Amit Mishra and Abhijit Kale. They all caught the eye of the selectors following their impressive performances on India ‘A’s West Indies tour. Opener Gambhir has proved to be one of Delhi’s most valuable assets in the recent past, while leg spinner Amit Mishra has been an integral part of the Haryana Ranji side. Speedster Aavishkar Salvi and batsman Abhijit Kale are the promising cricketers from Mumbai and Maharashtra respectively.

After a disastrous performance at home courtesy Duckworth Lewis the South African's will be looking at this triangular as an ideal launch pad for their new combination. They have a new captain Graeme Smith who took over after Shaun Pollock was given the boot. Bangladesh are on a losing streak having failed to win a single World Cup match in a draw that included Canada and Kenya.

The first session for the matches starts at 1:30 pm and the second one at 5:45 pm. The schedule on Star Sports is as follows