"I am free to do whatever I want in my life except do sports for these guys," she says.
Mandira Bedi enthralled television audiences with her style of presentation and her bold outfits during the 2003 World Cup.
Archana's show is not directly linked with cricket, but things around it.
"I do the sights and sounds of different places. I venture out to find out the lighter side of the cricketers, the lighter side of the game," says the Bengali bombshell, seen here with Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"For the first time I am on live television and that is another high because there is no room for mistakes."