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Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises: 50 Defining Moments in Indian Cricket

Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises: 50 Defining Moments in Indian Cricket - Paperback

by Shom Biswas, Titash Banerjea
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shom Biswas, Titash BanerjeaTheme:Cultural Region/IndianPublish date:11/5/2023Pages:312
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rupa Publications IndiaISBN-13:9789357026291ISBN-10:9357026290UPC:9789357026291Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Asia, History, CricketBook Topic:SouthSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.304Product ID:SCGM3HPB33

Nothing comes even remotely close to the excitement that cricket evokes in both the young and the

old in India. Cricket in India is a religion, with cricketers revered as gods. While we have grown

up watching cricket on our televisions, we have felt the tension, euphoria and joy that cricketers on

the field may have experienced while playing.

Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises: 50 Defining Moments in Indian Cricket is a humble attempt at reliving those occasions. Authors Shom Biswas and Titash Banerjea present an amazing journey of Indian cricket, from the time when the greatest Indian cricketer of his time (Ranji) used to represent

another country (England) to a time when India has become the nerve centre of the world game.

The emergence of women's cricket also forms a key theme.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rupa Publications IndiaISBN-13:9789357026291ISBN-10:9357026290UPC:9789357026291Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Asia, History, CricketBook Topic:SouthSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.304Product ID:SCGM3HPB33
Shom Biswas is a senior sales executive, newspaper columnist, short-story writer and dabbler in sundry other things. He wrote weekly columns on books in The New Indian Express, and his short stories have been published in literary magazines in India and Singapore, including the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Out of Print, The Bombay Review and Spark. A regular quizzer, he was a semi-finalist at the University Challenge Quiz (2003-04) televised on BBC World. He is a collector of antique sports books, especially Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, and is an active member of the Bangalore Writers Workshop (BWW).

Quizmaster, entrepreneur and a true knowledge seeker, Titash Banerjea has been actively involved with the world of quizzing for more than 10 years. He has hosted many events, including the Starmark Open Sports Quiz, the Cycle Heritage Quiz on Indian Heritage for schools, the Nairobi Rotary Quiz Night and many more. He has been a champion quizzer, with victories in the Karnataka Quiz Association (KQA) Annual Sports Quiz, the KQA Cricket Quiz and Prahelika (organized by the ISI Kolkata) to name a few. After working with two multinational companies, he started his own knowledge services venture, Soumyadipta.

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

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Shom Biswas, Titash Banerjea

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Shom Biswas, Titash Banerjea

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