It is great to see Jeev Milkha Singh teeing up at the Indian Open. He has been a trailblazer for Indian golf along with Jyoti Randhawa. The duo will naturally be the favourites. But mind you, there is also Gaurav Ghei, always a wily customer at DGC, where he has grown up.

As for foreign challenge, there is Thaworn Wiratchant, one of the finest golfers to have come from our Tour. He recently won in China and showed that he is great form. Add to him the likes of Chapchai Nirat, Taiwan’s Lu Wen Teh and Mardan Mamat, who won in 2004.

I am sure my old teammate in amateur golf, Ashok Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and Vijay Kumar are always a threat. All in all, it should be a great week and I hope to be somewhere there in the thick of action over the weekend.