MUMBAI: CNN-IBN has teamed up with former India cricket captain K. Srikanth for LoC -- Love of Cricket. Srikanth joins the CNN-IBN team as a studio expert for Indo-Pak series to give his take on the series in LoC, which is already on air. The series also brings an exciting contest Public kA Kaptan.

In a statement issued, Public kA Kaptan, the participants can send SMS on 2622 or email views on their strategy or a tactical decision at pkk@ibnlive.com. The best entry gets to watch a one day tie in person. The contest along with match reviews at 7:30 pm, 9:40 pm and 11 pm.

The winners of this contest will be chosen by Srikanth. He will select the best entry and the lucky ones will get a cricket ball autographed by him. The winner of the best entry of the test series goes to Pakistan and reports along with the CNN-IBN reporter on one of the ODIs. Similarly the best entry for the four -ODIs will get the chance to watch the fifth ODI.

In addition to this, Anil Kumble will also give inside view of the team - its strategies, agonies and ecstasies from Pakistan. In this 20 episode mini-series, Kumble will give his take on the day's happening.

LoC will cover match previews, day reviews and comments by experts. The shows will be hosted by prominent Indian and Pakistani cricketers to give viewers an analytical outlook of the day's happening, events, strategies etc.

GBN, a TV18 Group Company, is a 74:26 joint venture between the TV18 Group and professionals - Rajdeep Sardesai, Sameer Manchanda and Haresh Chawla. GBN's charter is to launch channels in the general news space under the editorial leadership of Sardesai.