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Cricket in the age of Empire

Cricket in the age of Empire

History, geography, princes and politics meet in Prashant Kidambi's book on the first Indian team's tour to Britain

06-Sep-2019•Sharda Ugra

A tale of match-fixing, told by a cop

A tale of match-fixing, told by a cop

A new novel looks at nefarious doings in the women's game in Pakistan

18-Aug-2019•Sharda Ugra

England under the hammer

England under the hammer

A new film about the No. 1 Test side of the early 2010s looks at what pressure does to a team

22-Jul-2019•Matt Roller

The mind behind the machine

The mind behind the machine

There's much wisdom and insight in this book by Paddy Upton, the former India mental conditioning coach, even if it occasionally overreaches

06-Jun-2019•Suresh Menon

The many lives of Fred Rumsey

The many lives of Fred Rumsey

He was instrumental in the formation of the PCA, and did much else for cricket and cricketers besides, in a life lived well

17-May-2019•George Dobell

It's always sunny in Lala land

It's always sunny in Lala land

Game Changer is a madcap, chaotic and often fact-free ride through the mind of Pakistan's most enigmatic allrounder

15-May-2019•Osman Samiuddin

This year's Almanack may leave you feeling disgruntled and bitter

This year's Almanack may leave you feeling disgruntled and bitter

It covers Sandpapergate, The Hundred, cricket's role in environmental degradation, but does it pay enough obeisance to Virat Kohli?

28-Apr-2019•Daniel Norcross

Getting at the wretched truth

Getting at the wretched truth

Two books approach the Newlands scandal and Australian cricket's darkest hours in different but equally damning ways

09-Mar-2019•Paul Edwards

The beauty and turmoil of VVS Laxman

The beauty and turmoil of VVS Laxman

Laxman's autobiography does not - among other things - shy from revealing the agonies he went through off the field

09-Feb-2019•S Giridhar

Good golly, Bill Lawry

Good golly, Bill Lawry

Tributes, trials and a passion for pigeons - it's all happening in this book on one of cricket's most iconic voices

19-Jan-2019•Paul Edwards

James Taylor, from the heart

James Taylor, from the heart

The former England batsman's autobiography is a tale of survival in more ways than one

06-Oct-2018•Alan Gardner

An analyst turns novelist

An analyst turns novelist

Nathan Leamon's first work of fiction benefits from an authenticity born of experience

26-Aug-2018•Paul Edwards

The game that keeps giving

The game that keeps giving

Cricket Captain 2018 offers more of the same, with some improvements

11-Aug-2018•Varun Shetty

Life of Wilko

Life of Wilko

Cricketer turned commentator Alan Wilkins has produced a memoir whose qualities mirror his own

03-Jun-2018•Suresh Menon

Modern, authoritative, and 155 years old

Modern, authoritative, and 155 years old

As ever, the Wisden Almanack flies the flag for quality cricket writing

21-Apr-2018•Rob Smyth

A feast of fine cricket writing

A feast of fine cricket writing

Cricket more than many other games affords its fans the ability to read about it, and the Almanack is a celebration of that fact

14-Apr-2018•S Giridhar

The fighter tells his story his way

The fighter tells his story his way

Sourav Ganguly's autobiography covers a fascinating period in Indian cricket, though the focus remains squarely on him

31-Mar-2018•Suresh Menon

All Indian cricketers should write books like this

All Indian cricketers should write books like this

Sanjay Manjrekar's autobiography sets a template with its frankness and ability to cover areas other cricketers fear to tread

24-Mar-2018•Sharda Ugra

What does fear have to do with form?

What does fear have to do with form?

Master cricket thinker Mike Brearley has written a hugely helpful book

17-Mar-2018•Paul Edwards

The original, forgotten hitman

The original, forgotten hitman

Albert Trott is best remembered for his six that cleared the Lord's pavilion, but there was a lot more to him, as a new biography reveals

27-Jan-2018•Alan Gardner

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