โ Scribed by Boria Majumdar
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**From one of India's best-known sports journalists, a fascinating****exploration of cricket --India's most popular sport--packed with lively anecdotes and never-before-seen photographs. **
Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians takes you behind the scenes of India's most popular sport--going from early tours in 1886 to the more contemporary IPL, offering a complete understanding of the evolution of the game both on and off the field. Featuring material that has never-been-released, this book sheds new light on cases like Monkeygate, the suspension of Lalit Modi, match-fixing scandals, and more.
Weaving together personal interviews, photographs, and letters, Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians unflinchingly asks the questions that need answering, among them: Has internal conflict impacted the on- field performance of the Indian cricket team? Did some icons fail the country and the sport by trying to conceal important facts during the...
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