Cracking good reads
A few classic cricket titles you may have missed
Andrew Fernando
03-Aug-2010
You've read the reports of a Sachin Tendulkar biography with blood mixed into the pulp of the pages. That's just the latest among many controversial cricket volumes. Here are a few titles that may or may not be hitting bookstores near you sometime in the future.
Lara is a Total Hussey
Michael Clarke's emotional recollection of his rollercoaster relationship with a West Indian batting great, and his eye-opening discovery of how much Lara had in common with his own team-mate, Michael Hussey. The book comes complete with a section in which Clarke tearfully confesses that both men's domineering strokeplay and typical left-handed flashiness makes him bingle... err, tingle.
Michael Clarke's emotional recollection of his rollercoaster relationship with a West Indian batting great, and his eye-opening discovery of how much Lara had in common with his own team-mate, Michael Hussey. The book comes complete with a section in which Clarke tearfully confesses that both men's domineering strokeplay and typical left-handed flashiness makes him bingle... err, tingle.
Fighting Tooth and Nail
Shahid Afridi's biting satire of the ICC's rules against ball-tampering, in which he argues that it should simply be treated as a normal part of getting ahead in the game. Buyers who pre-order will also recieve the Having a Ball DVD, in which Afridi demonstrates several fun, delicious recipes the whole family will enjoy.
Shahid Afridi's biting satire of the ICC's rules against ball-tampering, in which he argues that it should simply be treated as a normal part of getting ahead in the game. Buyers who pre-order will also recieve the Having a Ball DVD, in which Afridi demonstrates several fun, delicious recipes the whole family will enjoy.
How to be Adored by Millions Across the World
Miss Congeniality, Shane Watson herself, offers a guide on how to play cricket in an attractive and winning manner. An instant classic. Foreword by Stuart Broad.
Miss Congeniality, Shane Watson herself, offers a guide on how to play cricket in an attractive and winning manner. An instant classic. Foreword by Stuart Broad.
Retiring from Retiring
The world's most experienced retirer, Mohammad Yousuf, on why he's now too old for the retiring game. Or is he?
The world's most experienced retirer, Mohammad Yousuf, on why he's now too old for the retiring game. Or is he?
I Ruined My Country by Being Awesome
Daniel Vettori finally admits that his insistence on taking on every job in New Zealand is the primary reason for spiralling unemployment in the country.
Daniel Vettori finally admits that his insistence on taking on every job in New Zealand is the primary reason for spiralling unemployment in the country.
Dale Force
Sick of pathetic puns in the press about his surname, Dale Steyn blows us all away with an autobiography that proves his first name lends itself just as easily to mediocre wordplay. Either that or it's a book about an armed squad that patrols in dales. See, mediocre wordplay.
Sick of pathetic puns in the press about his surname, Dale Steyn blows us all away with an autobiography that proves his first name lends itself just as easily to mediocre wordplay. Either that or it's a book about an armed squad that patrols in dales. See, mediocre wordplay.
Getting Carted Around
Jeetan Patel's fun-filled recollection of travelling the length and breadth of India by rickshaw after deciding that cricket may not be the thing for him. A sequel, about the plight of the untouchable caste in his ancestral homeland, entitled Banished to the Boundary, is reportedly in the works.
See Mall, Hit Mall
Shopaholic Virender Sehwag's simple yet effective guide to getting the most out of your money when shoe-shopping with girlfriends.
Shopaholic Virender Sehwag's simple yet effective guide to getting the most out of your money when shoe-shopping with girlfriends.
Well, I Never Chucked It In!
Tired of all the Murali hysteria, Shane Warne reminds us of his ability to keep coming at batsmen even when being dominated, and sneakily maligns his rival's action in the same breath.
Tired of all the Murali hysteria, Shane Warne reminds us of his ability to keep coming at batsmen even when being dominated, and sneakily maligns his rival's action in the same breath.
The Art of Making Jam from Figs
Kevin Pietersen lets readers in on a lifelong passion.
Kevin Pietersen lets readers in on a lifelong passion.
Paul Collingwood's Third-World Adventures
The English batsman's top-selling travel journal, in which he samples life's finer pursuits in various developing nations. Complete with hilarious signature jests about cholera-pond water-skiing in Malawi, open-sewer polo in India, and hand-grenade tennis in Sierra Leone.
The English batsman's top-selling travel journal, in which he samples life's finer pursuits in various developing nations. Complete with hilarious signature jests about cholera-pond water-skiing in Malawi, open-sewer polo in India, and hand-grenade tennis in Sierra Leone.
Bleeding Them Dry
Years from now, Sachin Tendulkar himself details an elaborate plot involving some corn syrup and food colouring that gives 10 of his most devoted fans severe back spasms and sends them plummeting into bankruptcy.
Years from now, Sachin Tendulkar himself details an elaborate plot involving some corn syrup and food colouring that gives 10 of his most devoted fans severe back spasms and sends them plummeting into bankruptcy.
Andrew Fernando is a student at Auckland University. He blogs at www.cricketordeath.com. The books mentioned don't actually exist