The Stories Behind Ranji Trophy’s Multi-Title Winning Teams
The Ranji Trophy has been the premier domestic cricket tournament in India for the past 90 years. To mark this anniversary, a team of distinguished cricket writers, including three former Ranji Trophy players, takes a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the winning formula. This book covers thirteen teams that have won the
Ranji Trophy at least twice, with Mumbai topping the l
What separates the good from the great in sport isn’t just talent or physical conditioning—it’s the mind. In India, sport psychology has long been misunderstood, often seen as therapy for the struggling or something only for the mentally weak. But it’s time to change that story.
Think. Train. Thrive. is a powerful guide that reimagines mental training as a tool for high performance—on par with physical conditioning, nutrition, and technical pr
What separates the good from the great in sport isn’t just talent or physical conditioning—it’s the mind. In India, sport psychology has long been misunderstood, often seen as therapy for the struggling or something only for the mentally weak. But it’s time to change that story.
Think. Train. Thrive. is a powerful guide that reimagines mental training as a tool for high performance—on par with physical conditioning, nutrition, and technical pr
The Stories Behind Ranji Trophy’s Multi-Title Winning Teams
The Ranji Trophy has been the premier domestic cricket tournament in India for the past 90 years. To mark this anniversary, a team of distinguished cricket writers, including three former Ranji Trophy players, takes a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the winning formula. This book covers thirteen teams that have won the
Ranji Trophy at least twice, with Mumbai topping the l
Having explored Indian cricket history in his previous books, prolific sports author Gulu Ezekiel now delves into a counter-factual history of Indian cricket from its roots in the 19th century to the present day.
In this fascinating study, he asks:
What if the Parsees had been thwarted in their pioneering cricket days in the mid-1800s?
What if the team selection and weather had been different in Australia in 1947-48?
What if Tiger P
Having explored Indian cricket history in his previous books, prolific sports author Gulu Ezekiel now delves into a counter-factual history of Indian cricket from its roots in the 19th century to the present day.
In this fascinating study, he asks:
What if the Parsees had been thwarted in their pioneering cricket days in the mid-1800s?
What if the team selection and weather had been different in Australia in 1947-48?
What if Tiger P
Fab Five is the story of the power-packed batting lineup of the Indian team comprising of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid; each of them legends in their own rights.
The book goes back to Mahabharat and draws a parallel from the Pandavas who were legendary warriors. Based on their distinctive traits, each member of the Fab Five is equated to one of the Pandavas – Ganguly as Yudhishth
Fab Five is the story of the power-packed batting lineup of the Indian team comprising of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid; each of them legends in their own rights.
The book goes back to Mahabharat and draws a parallel from the Pandavas who were legendary warriors. Based on their distinctive traits, each member of the Fab Five is equated to one of the Pandavas – Ganguly as Yudhishth
It’s the start of an Australian summer, and a drought is raging in the bush. For strapping farm boy, Jack Riordan, swinging a cricket bat is his favourite escape from daily hardships. But what happens when an Indian family arrives in the small town of Stony Creek to begin a new life? Suddenly, Jack is no longer the top player in the district. That honour belongs to Ajeet Sharma who quickly becomes the star of the local school.
Despite jealousies and
The book is an act of retrieval, bringing back our forgotten heroes to life!
A long overdue homage to the magnificent sportspeople, who thrived and reached the pinnacle by sheer individual genius, personal effort and immense sacrifice.
Guts Amidst Bloodbath is the story of Aunshuman Gaekwad as told by him with many fascinating insights by his teammates, opponents, administrators, selectors, umpires, friends and family members.
His is a name associated with Indian Cricket for more than 50 years in some form or the other. He has been a solid opening batsman, an astute administrator, an able selector, a successful coach, an analytical media person and above all a helping human bei
The year 2007 was game-changing for Indian cricket. In March that year, Indian cricket was rocked by the early exit at the 50-over World Cup in the Caribbean. However, in the months ahead, the team picked up the pieces and charted a path to recovery. In the backdrop was the ICC World T20 2007 - the first ever world championship in the format. India opted to back the youngsters, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. There were no expectations or the pressure of history.
This book on Jesus Christ is by a devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The devotee happens to be a man who spent a prolonged period of his life in the Indian army as a civil engineer. His distinguished service in the cause of the nation was acclaimed and awarded by the Indian army.
Later, the colonel-devotee answered the call of Baba and he became an ashramite at Prasanti Nilayam, Puttaparthi, in Andhra Pradesh.
At Prasanti Nilayam,
With cricket at its soul, Cricket India: Tales Untold is a masterpiece of history–replete with accounts of rousing patriotism on one hand and petty self-centricity and malice on the other–the two opposing sentiments that make for the most intriguing study of human nature.
It is a tale of a young nation’s grit to master the master’s game and the legendary people who gave their all to lift not only the game but the country from subordinatio
SPORT IN LIFE: Reflections & Refractions is a unique book authored by Raju Mukherji and Arijit Mukherjee, containing personal insightful nuggets with erudite views on Sport and its influence on society, politics and everything in between. The concepts and thoughts from Raju and Arijit are further reinstated through case studies from 22 contributors - A tapestry of experiences stitched together by their unwavering love for sports and what they took away