The Commonwealth of Cricket
A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind
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Narrated by:
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Sid Sagar
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Written by:
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Ramachandra Guha
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When Ramachandra Guha began following the game in the early 1960s, India was utterly marginal to the world of cricket: the country still hadn't won a Test match overseas; by the time he joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India, fifty years later, India had become world cricket's sole superpower.
The Commonwealth of Cricket is a first-person account of this astonishing transformation. The book traces the entire arc of cricket in India, across all levels at which the game is played: school, college, club, state, country. It presents vivid portraits of local heroes, provincial icons, and international stars.
Cast as a work of literature, The Commonwealth of Cricket is keenly informed by the author's scholarly training, the stories and sketches narrated against a wider canvas of social and historical change. The book blends memoir, anecdote, reportage and political critique, providing a rich, insightful and rivetingly readable account of this greatest of games as played in the country that has most energetically made this sport its own.
©2020 Ramachandra Guha (P)2021 Fourth Estate IndiaWhat listeners say about The Commonwealth of Cricket
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- ravi neels
- 22-06-21
I was bowled over ...superb as expected
one of the best I have heard in recent time about the wonderful game of cricket. full of information...trivia.it definitely is a treat for a cricket lover...hats off Mr Guha !
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- Vanitha Rao
- 30-07-24
Enjoyed it as a cricket fan
plenty of history, views, opinions, from the author. some intriguing, few biased, but overall a good read.
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- Deepanjan Roy
- 10-07-22
An ode to the Cricket Romantic
The Commonwealth of Cricket is for all true cricket enthusiasts and is a veritable treasure trove for nuggets on Indian cricket history spanning decades and across levels
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- Jaya
- 29-01-24
The sheer joy of the author
The pronunciation of Indian names! Venkatravaghan for Venkatraghavan! and many others. It could easily have been corrected
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- Anon
- 20-02-23
Fairly good read
A nice ride through the history of Indian cricket. Can’t really subscribe to the hatred of the IPL but otherwise a good read for any cricket enthusiast .
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- B R Sudhakar
- 18-08-21
A good book spoiled
My enjoyment of this book was completely spoiled by this awful reader who cannot pronounce Indian names even adequately.Every few seconds one is forced to cringe at a particularly egregious mistake.
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- Sonu
- 13-07-23
Cricket from two lenses
I have hardly read a book which puts in perspective the game I love from my childhood from two different lenses so succinctly.
From the lenses of a lifelong cricket fan, throughout most of the book Dr. Guha has been very joyous in his articulation and the yarns are wonderful.
From the lenses of a short time administrator, where he got to see the darker side of Cricket administration and there were many things he disliked. The articulation in this instance were blunt and straight forward.
I loved both the aspects of the book. While my personal opinion on the different facets might not align 100% with that of the author, I respect them and I must admit I share most of the concerns too.
It was a wonderful read. And a highly recommended for any Indian cricket fan.
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- Pavan Kunch
- 21-04-21
Gold dust for all cricket buffs
Apart from pronunciations of some of the iconic Indian names, this book encapsulates what cricket means to an ardent cricket lover.
It makes you fall in love with the game deeper and straightens perspectives like no other Indian book on cricket has done in the recent past
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