Democracy s XI: The Great Indian Cricket Story - Rilegato

Rajdeep Sardesai

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ISBN 10: 9386228483 ISBN 13: 9789386228482

Casa editrice: Juggernaut, 2017

Riassunto

Nothing unites India like cricket. The Indian team is a glorious mix of people from different religions, classes, castes, regions and languages; where the son of a pump manager from Ranchi is tightly bound in fate and determination to the child prodigy of a Marathi professor from Mumbai and a Muslim from the back alleys of Hyderabad. And while dynasts can rule the roost in politics and Bollywood, cricket is a meritocratic space. But it wasn t always this way. Gandhi, for instance, intensely disapproved of cricket. During the Raj it was associated with racism. It had the nasty odour of communal division, with Hindus and Muslims playing in separate teams. Dalits, meanwhile, were personas non grata on the field. Bestselling author and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai narrates the story of post-Independence cricket through the lives of eleven extraordinary Indian cricketers who represent different dimensions of this change from Dilip Sardesai and Tiger Pataudi in the 1950s to M.S. Dhoni and Virat Kohli today. This is not a book about an all-time best Indian cricket eleven but one that seeks to show us glimpses of a changing India through personal and anecdotal biographical portraits. From the days that Indian cricketers travelled by train and earned a few hundred rupees for Test matches to the bright lights of the multimillion-dollar IPL, this book puts the spotlight on the evolution of Indian cricket and society, and shows how a post-colonial nation found self-respect.

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Good and Lucid writing. Recommended for those who have love for cricket and democracy. The rise of boys which don't relates to any dynasty. Good writing from Rajdeep Sardesai. --ByAshish Jindalon 13 November 2017

I thouroughly enjoyed the book, it gives you great insights as to what the game feels like to the author as well as some personal interviews. We read about instances we in general wouldn't find in other interviews. Overall, a very entertaining read as it covers cricket legends from all generations --By Yuktion 7 November 2017

L'autore

One of Indian TV s best-known faces, Rajdeep Sardesai is consulting editor TV today group and author of the bestselling 2014: the election that changed India.

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• Editore: Juggernaut
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9386228483
• ISBN 13: 9789386228482
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 360