First published in 2014, Mid-wicket Tales is back almost a decade later, in a revised and expanded edition to delight and entertain cricket fans and scholars alike. Humorous and richly detailed, this marvellous series of essays—written by two ‘incurable cricket romantics’—tells the characterful story of one of the most beloved sports in the world.
A seamless blend of theories with statistical data, technical assessments, and charming anecdotes, the essays range in theme from Kapil Dev’s batting style; big-hitting superstars like Victor Trumper, Viv Richards, and Virender Sehwag; the fearsome pace of Michael Holding; the magical close catches of Eknath Solkar and Bobby Simpson; and the mastery of Sachin Tendulkar; to delightful evenings spent with the dashing Salim Durani and the fabulous M.S. Dhoni, and illuminating conversations with the cerebral stars, Rahul Dravid and S. Venkataraghavan. This revised edition also has superb new essays where we learn of Mahatma Gandhi’s involvement with cricket, discover the integral role of video analytics in modern-day cricket strategy, and experience the brilliance of women’s cricket, which has taken the world by storm.
S. Giridhar and V. J. Raghunath are colleagues at the Azim Premji Foundation, Bengaluru. Theirs is a friendship that began in 1984 when they worked at Carborundum Universal’s factory at Chennai and played city cricket tournaments together. Raghunath, was a left-handed batter and a fearless close catcher who rubbed shoulders with some of India’s best cricketers of the 1960s and ’70s in the first division leagues of Chennai and Mumbai. Giridhar, bowled leg spin and was also an agile close catcher, though he did not play at the same level.
Apart from Mid-wicket Tales, they have also jointly written From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (2016). Giridhar, has also done a detailed study of government schoolteachers for a very moving and inspiring book, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers: The Heroes of Real India.
First published in 2014, Mid-wicket Tales is back almost a decade later, in a revised and expanded edition to delight and entertain cricket fans and scholars alike. Humorous and richly detailed, this marvellous series of essays—written by two ‘incurable cricket romantics’—tells the characterful story of one of the most beloved sports in the world.
A seamless blend of theories with statistical data, technical assessments, and charming anecdotes, the essays range in theme from Kapil Dev’s batting style; big-hitting superstars like Victor Trumper, Viv Richards, and Virender Sehwag; the fearsome pace of Michael Holding; the magical close catches of Eknath Solkar and Bobby Simpson; and the mastery of Sachin Tendulkar; to delightful evenings spent with the dashing Salim Durani and the fabulous M.S. Dhoni, and illuminating conversations with the cerebral stars, Rahul Dravid and S. Venkataraghavan. This revised edition also has superb new essays where we learn of Mahatma Gandhi’s involvement with cricket, discover the integral role of video analytics in modern-day cricket strategy, and experience the brilliance of women’s cricket, which has taken the world by storm.
S. Giridhar and V. J. Raghunath are colleagues at the Azim Premji Foundation, Bengaluru. Theirs is a friendship that began in 1984 when they worked at Carborundum Universal’s factory at Chennai and played city cricket tournaments together. Raghunath, was a left-handed batter and a fearless close catcher who rubbed shoulders with some of India’s best cricketers of the 1960s and ’70s in the first division leagues of Chennai and Mumbai. Giridhar, bowled leg spin and was also an agile close catcher, though he did not play at the same level.
Apart from Mid-wicket Tales, they have also jointly written From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (2016). Giridhar, has also done a detailed study of government schoolteachers for a very moving and inspiring book, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers: The Heroes of Real India.
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