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Lost histories of Indian cricket : battles off the pitch

It may be true that cricket today arouses more passion in India than any other country in the world. This title looks at the history of India's national game, identifying the personalities and controversies that have captured the public's imagination
Print Book, English, 2006
Routledge, London, 2006
History
xvii, 145 pages ; 24 cm.
9780415358859, 9780415358866, 9780203006856, 041535885X, 0415358868, 0203006852
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Empire vs Parsee XI
The cricketing jam : Rani's leg glance to the throne
Birthpangs : naming the Ranji Trophy
The Amarnath affair
Nayudu scorned
Tour de Farce
The Pentanguar panned
The pretender and the prima donna
Mankad's folly
Men in black and white
Match fixing : an enemy of yore
All the Skipper's men : the ban of 1989
Epilogue