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It's a moment of truth for Vinod Kambli today as Sach ka Saamna, the game show which has attracted the attention of cricket lovers for the last five days, will be aired on Star Plus at 10.30 pm.

Kambli has vehemently denied saying anything against his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar despite clips of the show indicating that he replied in the affirmative to a question on whether he would have been better off had the master batsman helped him. Whether Kambli is being miserly with the truth or is he framed by some smart editing to turn up the spice, one doesn't know as yet. But the former player (incidentally, he hates to be called that) has certainly become the talk of the town among believers and non-believers of his revelations.

MiD DAY conducted a survey among Indian Test and first-class cricketers, many of whom have played alongside Kambli.

A high percentage of them (84.21) believe that Kambli may have said things about Tendulkar but he should not be taken seriously considering his love for playing to the gallery. Also, there are gimmicks associated with game shows the world over. Not one cricketer said that Kambli has not said anything against Tendulkar, something which the left-handed batsman has stressed throughout the controversy. And 15.79 per cent feel he has indeed spoken against his friend.

According to the www.mid-day.com poll results, 53 per cent felt he had said uncomplimentary things about Tendulkar and 31 per cent did not believe he said anything while 16 per cent reckoned Kambli should not be taken seriously.

The controversy surrounding Kambli has attracted a lot of comments from cricket lovers on www.mid-day.com. We reproduce some of them (some comments needed editing to sound proper):