Hyderabad cricket has had a long and colourful history involving flamboyant players with interesting stories behind them. The game was first patronized by the aristocrats of the region especially Nawab Moin ud Dowla Bahadur who was a great cricket lover and ensured that the leading names of the pre-independence period were seen in action in Hyderabad. Players like CK Nayudu, Lala Amarnath, Mohammed Nissar and Englishmen such as Jack Hobbs and Bert Sutcliffe played on the fields of Hyderabad back then. There was a man named Syed Mohammad Hadi who represented India in the Davis Cup and also scored the first ever century in the Ranji trophy back in the 1930s. Hadi was talented in so many sports that someone nicknamed him Rainbow Hadi. He had as many skills as the colours of a rainbow. This book chronicles the beginnings and subsequent development of Hyderabad cricket right up to its present time and status. There was an aura about cricket in Hyderabad that was in keeping with the culture and ethos of the city. The lifestyle of Hyderabad was unique in the sense that it reflected the language and attitudes of the people who live in the city. It also had an effect on the way the game was played in this region. There are insights into the lives and careers of players such as M.L. Jaisimha, Mohammed Azharuddin, V.V.S. Laxman, Venkatapathy Raju and many others. Their exclusive comments and interviews with the author are fascinating to read

Wisden has grown through the years to embrace innovation and maintain its status as the most revered and cherished brand in cricket. The 'Bible of Cricket', Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden's Cricketers of the Year Awards, one of the oldest honours in the sport, dates back to 1889. The Almanack, known for editorial excellence, has been a perennial bestseller in the UK. The second edition with India-specific content is even more engrossing. Contributors include Bishan Singh Bedi, Anil Kumble, Mahele Jayawardhene, Sanjay Manjrekar, Shashi Tharoor, Gideon Haigh, Kamila Shamsie, Shehan Karunatilaka, Rahul Bhattacharya and many others...

The 73rd edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2020. West Indies and Pakistan are the visitors this coming season, and here you'll find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action, County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer's events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2020. There are also sections on women's cricket and the major domestic T20 competitions from around the world, which in 2020 will include The Hundred. For any cricket fan, the season is never complete without a copy of Playfair to guide you through it all.

The 72nd edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2019. As fans look forward to a bumper summer, with the Cricket World Cup and an eagerly anticipated Ashes series, cricket will rarely have had so much exposure. There are comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action, as well as series records against Australia. For the first time, England will also play Ireland in Test match cricket. County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer's events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2019. There are also sections on Ireland's cricketers, women's cricket, the major domestic T20 competitions from around the world, while the Editorial assesses the looming arrival of The Hundred in 2020. For any cricket fan, the season is never complete without a copy of Playfair to guide you through it all.

The extravaganza of IPL 2023 spanning 60 days and 74 cricket matches took place in early 2023. That has been an extraordinary crime, celebrated the most by the victims!! A tale of monumental corruption, all the leaders choosing to be blind to it! While the world was being titillated through IPL, a daily fraud worth tens of billions of dollars was taking place. An amount sufficient enough to feed and sustain the 7 billion plus human beings all over the globe. thecricketmafia.com readily refers. Read to know all about the mind-boggling fraud controlled by ICC and BCCI, protected by all the authorities and the judiciary, and marketed by none other than the Media. Everyone must know the deep meanings of it all, of such a crime continuing unquestioned. A book that is meant to and does dwarf all the human endeavours, except probably some of the scientific accomplishments. The world and India will ignore it at their own peril.

Indian cricket was traditionally known for its spin bowling. All that changed with the advent of the magnificent Kapil Dev in 1978. The floodgates really opened in the new millennium with Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan leading a revolution that today sees India's pace attack as among the best in the world. But how many know that from the late 19th century right till the 1940s it was fast bowlers that shaped the early years of Indian cricket? From Pavri and Bulsara to Nissar and Amar Singh, batsmen from around the world found Indian pace bowling too hot to handle.

Third book in the Stupendous Sports series which aims to do for PE what Horrible Histories did for Year 7 History lessons - out in time for the ICC World Cup in October. Full of jokes, fun facts, cartoons and spotlight on famous cricketers, perfect for cricket fans and reluctant readers.