308 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
304 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
304 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In the last twenty years, Indian cricket has been transformed. With the arrival of global television networks, mass-media coverage and multinational sponsors, cricket has become big business and India has become the economic driving force in the world game. For the first time a developing country has become a major player in the international sports arena.
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1. India: Whose India? 2. Khel-Khood as Cricket 3. Middle India and the Cricket Raj 4. The Gully, the Maidan and the Mali 5. An English Sporting Eden in India 6. Ranji’s Burden 7. The Besieged Hero 8. The Nawabi Legend 9. Vegetarians, Fast Bowlers and Violence 10. Gods and Boys 11. Shining India or Poverty of Ambition? 12. My India, My England
Biography
Mihir Bose is an award-winning cricket and sports news correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. He is also the author of a number of books, including A History of Indian Cricket and Raj, Secrets, Revolution: A Life of Subhas Chandra Bose. He lives in London.
