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The Great Indian Cricket Circus: Amazing Facts, Stats and Everything in Between
Did you know that ...
Chandu Sarwate, Indian Test cricketer, was also a fingerprint expert?
Sania Mirza is related to four Test captains, two of them Indian.
In addition to roads and neighbourhoods, Sachin Tendulkar also has a racehorse, a variety of mango and a species of spider named after him?
The Great Indian Cricket Circus takes a rollicking journey through more than a century of Indian cricketing history. It tells the stories of not just the matches and the players, but also of crazy fans, mind-boggling endorsements, memorable scores, eccentric commentators, iconic stadiums and much more.
Supremely entertaining, and full of bewildering events, surprising anecdotes and cool facts compiled together in wacky, interesting ways, this is the perfect book for fans of the sport, trivia lovers or anyone looking for entertainment!
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FOREWORD by R. Ashwin
'A quirky fact here, an interesting tale there, an anecdote to relate ... I have always loved the world of stories and few tell them better than Joy and Abhishek. The Great Indian Cricket Circus will be so much fun.' HARSHA BHOGLE
Chandu Sarwate, Indian Test cricketer, was also a fingerprint expert?
Sania Mirza is related to four Test captains, two of them Indian.
In addition to roads and neighbourhoods, Sachin Tendulkar also has a racehorse, a variety of mango and a species of spider named after him?
The Great Indian Cricket Circus takes a rollicking journey through more than a century of Indian cricketing history. It tells the stories of not just the matches and the players, but also of crazy fans, mind-boggling endorsements, memorable scores, eccentric commentators, iconic stadiums and much more.
Supremely entertaining, and full of bewildering events, surprising anecdotes and cool facts compiled together in wacky, interesting ways, this is the perfect book for fans of the sport, trivia lovers or anyone looking for entertainment!
--
FOREWORD by R. Ashwin
'A quirky fact here, an interesting tale there, an anecdote to relate ... I have always loved the world of stories and few tell them better than Joy and Abhishek. The Great Indian Cricket Circus will be so much fun.' HARSHA BHOGLE
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434 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2023
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December 26, 2023An excellent compendium for cricket fans (Indian preferred, but not essential) looking to savour small bits of cricket history and trivia, neatly packaged into quirky themes.
But it would be a disservice to call this book merely a trivia collection, because it does a whole lot of other things - puncture myths, wake people up to history, recollect key turning points, and tease casual fans towards a more abiding love for the game. All this, within chapter lengths not going beyond the short attention span Gen Z is maligned for, but is actually a universal phenomenon now.
This book is great for casual reading (in short bursts during over breaks), intense reading (between two series), referential reading (to settle arguments), purposive reading (to set a cricket quiz, for example)... And any other format that I may have missed. Don't miss it. Any cricket library would be incomplete without it. In fact, gift cricket noobs this book. You'll get cricket more fans!
But it would be a disservice to call this book merely a trivia collection, because it does a whole lot of other things - puncture myths, wake people up to history, recollect key turning points, and tease casual fans towards a more abiding love for the game. All this, within chapter lengths not going beyond the short attention span Gen Z is maligned for, but is actually a universal phenomenon now.
This book is great for casual reading (in short bursts during over breaks), intense reading (between two series), referential reading (to settle arguments), purposive reading (to set a cricket quiz, for example)... And any other format that I may have missed. Don't miss it. Any cricket library would be incomplete without it. In fact, gift cricket noobs this book. You'll get cricket more fans!
September 18, 2024
It is not your regular cricket book. It doesn't have a plot or storyline or a journey. There are a total of 52 chapters. Cricket and fiction, unusual cricket contests, cricketers who acted in movies among others - covering a century of India cricket history. While some chapters give you new trivia and stories, others break the existing myths. You also get to know about crazy fan stories and off-the field incidents.
As much as fun the book is, the authors had an incredibly tough job to put it together. The amount of research and fact-checking is astounding. And that is primarily because of the collective expertise of the writers - Joy Bhattacharya and Abhishek Mukherjee. As you sift through pages of the book, you feel you know so little about the game you have been bragging about. It's easy to pick this book but difficult to put it down.
The book tells you, rather reminds you. That Cricket in India is deeply rooted in almost every sphere of our lives.
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As much as fun the book is, the authors had an incredibly tough job to put it together. The amount of research and fact-checking is astounding. And that is primarily because of the collective expertise of the writers - Joy Bhattacharya and Abhishek Mukherjee. As you sift through pages of the book, you feel you know so little about the game you have been bragging about. It's easy to pick this book but difficult to put it down.
The book tells you, rather reminds you. That Cricket in India is deeply rooted in almost every sphere of our lives.
Must Read!
March 29, 2024
Probably one of the most interesting books on Indian Cricket. The Great Indian Cricket Circus, even though a pretty big book, is actually full of bite sized facts and statistics one can easily read through.
The book not only talks about Indian Cricket and Cricketers, but also the fans and the brands that play a crucial role in changing the face of cricket in India. There are some very interesting instances and stories that the authors and have dug up and shared in the book.
It takes you back to the very beginning of how cricket started in India and how it used to be played in the yesteryears. The book is a great read for any cricket fan or enthusiast who would like to familiarise themselves with these stories, statistics and facts.
The book not only talks about Indian Cricket and Cricketers, but also the fans and the brands that play a crucial role in changing the face of cricket in India. There are some very interesting instances and stories that the authors and have dug up and shared in the book.
It takes you back to the very beginning of how cricket started in India and how it used to be played in the yesteryears. The book is a great read for any cricket fan or enthusiast who would like to familiarise themselves with these stories, statistics and facts.
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