The Captain

by Tuhin A. Sinha

As Mayank grapples with myriad emotions, he relives some of the darkest moments of his life after India s abysmal showing at the ODI World Cup a year earlier. He revisits a damning no-holds-barred report that he had prepared, citing the reasons for India s defeat. Reasons that ranged from ball-tampering to drugs, from philandering to betting. Haunted by these memories, with the T20 World Cup looming before him, Mayank must find out whether the match has been fixed, ease underlying tensions, keep team morale up and play the best cricket of his life. The chronicle of one man s journey through the fickleness that is life and cricket, The Captain is an unputdownable thriller.

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2013

About the author

Tuhin was born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He completed his schooling at Loyola School, and obtained a B.Com (H) from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Communications Management from the National Institute of Advertising, New Delhi. He is married to Ramyani DasGupta Sinha.

Reviews

[Anil Swarup · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pretty ordinary book by a master story teller. The story is built around the travails in cricket and about cricketers. This is a game that has become a national passion. The authors attempts to encash it, though in vain. Some of the events described are close to what actually happened, specially in the context of match-fixing, and some of the characters, read players, bear resemblance to actual cricketers. Yet, the book fails to hold ones interest.

[Srivatsan V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous read

Fabulous book on Cricket in India during the last decade in a fictional way. Must read if you love cricket and follow it closely

[Mohit · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book tells the dilemma and state of mind of the Captain of National Cricket team during the world cup final when he comes to know about possible match fixing. This books explains all good and bad of the game, the author had clearly done his homework before writing this book. Somehow, I feel there are too many characters and none of them give pace to story. The reader can't remember anyone else other than Mayank Pradhan - The Captain.