With the season of cricket fever upon us, here is a book that will knock it out of the park!

nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in | 8 September 2023

is proud to announce the release of

The Great Indian Cricket Circus

Amazing Facts, Stats and Everything in Between

by Abhishek Mukherjee & Joy Bhattacharjya

with a Foreword by R. Ashwin

‘A quirky fact here, an interesting tale there, an anecdote to relate … I have always loved the world of stories and few tell them better than Joy and Abhishek. The Great Indian Cricket Circus will be so much fun.’

— Harsha Bhogle

ABOUT THE BOOK

Did you know that …

Chandu Sarwate, Indian Test cricketer, was also a fingerprint expert?

Sania Mirza is related to four Test captains, two of them Indian.

In addition to roads and neighbourhoods, Sachin Tendulkar also has a racehorse, a variety of mango and a species of spider named after him?

The Great Indian Cricket Circus takes a rollicking journey through more than a century of Indian cricketing history. It tells the stories of not just the matches and the players, but also of crazy fans, mind-boggling endorsements, memorable scores, eccentric commentators, iconic stadiums and much more.

Supremely entertaining, and full of bewildering events, surprising anecdotes and cool facts compiled together in wacky, interesting ways, this is the perfect book for fans of the sport, trivia lovers or anyone looking for a fun read!

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Talking about the book, Abhishek Mukherjee, author, says, ‘While ranging between the exhilarating and the exasperating, the sport and its stars at every level shaped my life in multiple ways. It is a story I undoubtedly share with millions of others in this country. Being part of this tribute to Indian cricket has been immensely satisfying.’

Joy Bhattacharjya, author, adds, ‘This book is a tribute to all the heated discussions and quizzes around the game that I’ve been a part of for the last four decades. And it goes far beyond the on field action, just as cricket in our country extends to every aspect of our lives. I so enjoyed helping put this together.’

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Abhishek Mukherjee is the content head at Wisden India. He co-authored Sachin and Azhar at Cape Town; won the Anandji Dossa Award for the Cricket Statistician of the Year in 2019/20; used to be the assistant editor at the Wisden India Almanack and the chief editor at CricketCountry; and has written for several media houses, including The Cricketer, Moneycontrol, The Quint, and Yahoo! Cricket.

Joy Bhattacharjya is a cricket analyst with Cricbuzz, the world’s largest online cricket platform, and also runs a professional volleyball league. He was the project director for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which in October 2017 became the most attended junior tournament in the history of FIFA. His previous engagements include being team director for the Kolkata Knight Riders which included two championship seasons, head of programming for both History Channel and National Geographic channel for South Asia, and ESPN Star Sports’ first Indian head of production. He also designed India’s first ever fantasy sports game, Super Selector, for ESPN Star Sports. Joy writes regularly on sport for The Economic Times and has also written on cricket for The Times of India, India Today, BBC, The Telegraph and the Hindustan Times.

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For reviews, excerpts, author interviews and more information, please contact Nandini Tripathi at nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in