Myth-Busting: Indian Cricket behind the Headlines

by Gulu Ezekiel

An enchanting delve into Indian cricket’s widely held myths and breaking them ball by ball!*What are the mysteries behind the 1986 Madras Tied Test?*Were Sunil Gavaskar and Viv Richards the only two modern cricketers to bat helmetless?*Is Salim Durani the first Kabul-born Test cricketer?*What is the real story behind the non-telecast of Kapil Dev's famous 175 not out?Cricket around the world is built on myths and Indian cricket is no different. These myths have been repeated ad nauseam over the years till they have come to be accepted as fact and in the modern age get extra traction through social media.Gulu Ezekiel, one of India’s leading cricket journalists and authors with 40 years of experience and over a dozen cricket books to his credit, demolishes these myths. Using multiple historical sources and eye-witness accounts, Gulu exposes the real story behind these tales in a fascinating, controversial and unique book which is sure to rock the cricket world. Complete with unique and rare photos Myth-Busting is a cricket connoisseur’s delight.

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 10, 2021

Reviews

[Karthik Parthasarathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and detailed lots of myths that have been going around, about Indian cricket. Some of them were very interesting and others were a bit mundane but it was good to read about certain ideas that have been going around for all these years.

[Rathnavel Ponnuswami · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for cricket fanatics as it would open your eyes to or reinforce your knowledge of cricketing folklore with which we have grown up. Gulu Ezekiel painstakingly verifies the veracity of information through detailed references. His bibliography is a treasure trove for cricket book fans. A noble initiative and wonderful effort.