A History of Indian Cricket
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On 24 August 1971 - "The Day the Elephant came to the Oval" - India, under the captaincy of A.L. Wadekar, won her first Test match against England in England. From this dramatic starting-point Mihir Bose focuses on the rollercoaster nature of India's cricket history, from its early days in the time of the British Raj to the present day period that has been characterised by both the sublime (the batting mastery of Sachin Tendulkar) and the ridiculous (the match-fixing scandals associated with the nefarious activities of certain Indian bookmakers). Mihir Bose's lively, informed and always entertaining text is supported by a full statistical appendix, including the scorecards of all India's most famous Test matches and a table of averages of all India's Test players.
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- ISBN: 9780233050409
- Author: Mihir Bose, Sunil Gavaskar
- Pub date: 02.04.02
- RRP: $44.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Mihir Bose, Sunil Gavaskar
Mihir Bose began his journalistic career as cricket correspondent for LBC before moving to the foreign desk of The Sunday Times. From 1978 to 1995 he wrote regularly for the paper on sports, reporting on the Olympic Games, cricket and football World Cups and several cricket Test series. Since 1995 he has been a sports columnist with The Daily Telegraph, specialising in sports business and politics. He has also written 17 books, including Keith Miller: A Cricketing Biography; All In A Day: A History of One-Day Cricket; and Maiden View: The Magic of Indian Cricket. He lives in London.