Lost Histories of Indian Cricket Battles of the Pitch

"Cricket is an Indian game accidentally discovered by the English." Or so says Ashis Nandy. Indeed, it may be true that that cricket today arouses more passions in India than in any other cricket playing country in the world. Yet, when it comes to writing on the history of the game, Indians have been reticent and much of the past has been obscured and lost. Lost Histories of Indian Cricket seeks to recover some of this loss. No words can describe the importance of cricket in the life of modern India. It is the only realm where the Indians can flex their muscles on the world stage; it is her only instrument to have a crack at world domination. To put it simply, for Indians, cricket is much more than a '¬~game'. Lost Histories of Indian Cricket studies the personalities and controversies that have shaped Indian cricket over the years and brings to life the intensity and passion surrounding India's national game.Majumdar, Boria is the author of 'Lost Histories of Indian Cricket Battles of the Pitch', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415358859 and ISBN 041535885X.