| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 9788172237752 |
| ISBN-13 | 9788172237752 |
| No of pages | 227 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Published Date | 02 Jan 2009 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 9788172237752 |
| ISBN-13 | 9788172237752 |
| No of pages | 227 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Published Date | 02 Jan 2009 |
Aakash Chopra is the 245th Indian to represent India in Test Cricket. A batsman in the traditional mould, he played ten Tests for the country in 2003 and has played over 120 first-class matches. Chopra currently plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and represents Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. Before he joined Rajasthan, Chopra played for Delhi for over a decade. Aakash has played 145 first class matches and scored nearly 10,000 runs. Chopra wrote his first book Beyond the Blues: A Cricket Season Like No Other in 2009. He continues to tell the story of Indian cricket, its frustrations and fantasies, through his popular weekly column in the Hindustan Times, yahoo.com, cricketnext.com, sports magazines, television shows and his blog cricketaakash.com.
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When Aakash Chopra started to write his diary in September 2007, he had no idea that it was going to be an extraordinary year, both for him personally, and for the game of cricket. It began with a great run in the Ranji, culminating in Delhi's victory. Delhi also went on to become North Zone champions, the North Zone won the Duleep Trophy, and in almost every game, Aakash was among the runs.
He ended the season with 1339 runs from fifteen games, with five centuries that included three double centuries. Then came the IPL, with its glamorous tie-in with Bollywood. And Aakash found himself on the most talked about side of them all: the Kolkata Knight Riders.
A view from within of all that made 2007 such an exciting year for cricketers and cricket lovers, this fast-paced and often tongue-in-cheek account takes us behind the scenes with an honesty and forthrightness uncommon to Indian sport.