Indian Cricket : Then and Now

It's a very exciting and interesting book with lots of interesting facts as well.

I like how the narrator describe the power of every single player.

Best book for young cricketers..

Makes very good reading.

Nice reading at leisure

Excellent book for cricket lovers.

Venkat Sundaram brings together famous cricketers, distinguished writers and leading journalists to give us an anthology on Indian cricket. The book has 47 contributions from 40 different writers, making it a goldmine of stories and anecdotes for the cricket fans. The journey of Indian cricket is very well chronicled through its prominent personalities and landmark moments.The essays are split into six chapters – The Early Years, Legends of the Past, Winds of Change, The Modern Age, Domestic Stalwarts and Beyond the Pavilion. I particularly enjoyed the last two, with chapters from V.K. Ramaswamy on umpiring and from Narottam Puri on commentary being the most fascinating.While Raju Mukherjee’s essay on the pioneers will take you back in time, Shubhangi Kulkarni’s essay on women's cricket will compel you to broaden your perspective. Vijay Lokapally shares the journey of a domestic cricket stalwart Sarkar Talwar who couldn't make it to the highest level.What I love about anthologies is the freedom they provide to the readers.You can pick any chapter as you please. This is Venkat 's second book as an editor, the previous one being the Sardar of Spin. He is a former first-class cricketer who knows the game inside out, which also reflects in how he has set the vision for the book.As a cricket fan, you will get to enjoy the game of only a handful of cricketers in your lifetime. But books such as these will keep reminding us where the game has come from and the contribution of various cricketers towards it.