What’s the best ever cricket book you have read?
Any recommendations on autobiographies, eras, matches, series, coaching, captaincy, playing etc.?
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A very interesting read for Pakistani cricket followers.
Wasim and Waqar - Imran's Inheritors
by John Crace, Imran Khan
ISBN: 1852838337
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Has anyone read the book "Pundits from Pakistan" by Rahul Bhattacharya? I believe it was written when India visited Pakistan in 2004. I was thinking about buying it.
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Nice :k:
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I have read about 3-4 books written by Imran Khan, his biographies, one tourist guide to Northern areas, Wasim-Waqar book, Wasim's autobiography.............Imran's book were really fun to read.
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here is the real book to read…steve waugh’s autobiography
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/222871.html
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^^ I got really tempted to buying the Steve Waugh's Book when i read about it on Cricinfo couple of days ago.....Phenoixdesi u bringing up this book makes me think that Great Minds think alike :D
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wass up nikema bhai jan…you are slowly but gradually approaching towards your first 1000 test runs ( 1000 posts at gupshup). …and yeah I am really looking forward to buy Steve Waugh’s book…though I have to admit that I never liked Steve as a batsman…he was a pretty dull player to watch as compared to tendulkar, lara or inzi but I have a great respect for him being a statesman or a tactician…he was definitely a thinker and that is why I am interested to read his book because I am sure he must have a honest objective-oriented analysis of his cricketing span 1984-2003. His criticism or appreciation of any player would definitely mean a lot….plus he played international cricket for almost 20 years, pretty much covering the entire span for which this new generation has been watching the cricket.
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The thing that makes this book more interesting is that it is Written by Steve Himself, unlike other cricketers who have other Authors writing their Boigrophies this book(800 pages + from what i have heard) are written by Steve himself.....
The last book that i recently finsihed is " Sunny Days" by sunail gavaskar, i had hear alot about that book and supposibly this was the best kind of boigrophy by an asian cricketer---all that hype and plus i wanted to know how Sunil felt like when he played against Pakistan in his first two tours(78, 82-83), so the first thingi did after i found that book in an Indian Book Store at Devon, and kindaa skimmed through this Kebab place (in UR Chi- Town, which gave me terrible feeling in stomach afterwards) but to my surprise Sunil Jee wrote this book only after 4 Years of international cricket and only after he had scored about 2400 runs which really surprised me-----Jeez i mean guy was waht we call " Khoud Prast" ---all the respect for him as Arguably the greatest Asian Batsman but i mean writing a Biogrophy only after 2000+ runs hmmmmmm ...i wouldnt say anything....coz we know things work out differently for our neighbours.
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Have read many many cricket books, some notable ones I recommend:
Anyone but England (MarK Marquesue) (sp?)
War minus the shooting (MM)
Indian History of a very British Sport
Real Quick-Celebration of WI pace quartets
Viv (Richards autobiography)
Botham (Dont tell Kath)
Botham's century
Aravinda (auto)
Mark Waugh (James Knight, bio)
Sachin: story of the world's best batsman
Beating the field (Lara)
Warne
Menace (Lillee auto)
Courtney (Walsh' auto)
Imran Khan (Ivo Tenant, bio)
Allround View (Imran's auto 1988)
Javed (auto)
Wasim (auto)
Letting Rip-fast bowling threat from Lillee to Waqar
Garry Sobers (auto)-
CB Fry (English guy...)
100 greatest batsmen
Bradman's best (his world at x1)
Opening Up (Atherton, auto. Some funny ish on Akram)
Dazzler (not recommended)
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Many many many more.
Its my favorite reading material.
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Here are some of the books worth reading.
Shane Warne: My Autobiography by Ian Botham (Foreword), Shane Warne
Publisher: Coronet Books | ISBN: 0340769874
The Bluffer's Guide to Cricket by Nick Yapp
Publisher: Oval Books | ISBN: 1902825497
Shep: My Autobiography by David Shepherd
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback | ISBN: 075284797X
The Worst of Cricket: Malice and Misfortune in the World's Cruellest Game by Nigel Henderson
Publisher: Pitch Publishing | ISBN: 0954246047
Dickie Bird: My Autobiography by Michael Parkinson (Foreword), Dickie Bird
Publisher: Coronet Books | ISBN: 0340684585
Next Man in: Survey of Cricket Laws and Customs by Gerald Brodribb
Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd | ISBN: 0285632949
Menace: The Autobiography by Dennis Lillee
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd | ISBN: 0755311272
The Don: The Definitive Biography Of Sir Donald Bradman by Roland Perry
Publisher: Virgin Books | ISBN: 0753504081
Cutting Edge: My Autobiography by Tony Greig (Foreword), Javed Miandad
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN: 0195799186
Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography by Viv Richards, Bob Harris
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd | ISBN: 0140290753
Garry Sobers: My Autobiography by Garry Sobers
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd | ISBN: 0755310071
The Winning Edge: The Secrets and Techniques of the World's Best Cricketers by Shane Warne
(Foreword), Jack Potter, Ashley Mote
Publisher: The Parrs Wood Press | ISBN: 1903158184
Beating the Field: My Own Story by Brian Lara, Brian Scovell
Publisher: Partridge Press | ISBN: 1852252448
Wasim: Autobiography of Wasim Akram by Wasim Akram, Patrick Murphy
Publisher: Piatkus Books | ISBN: 074991808X
Aravinda: My Autobiography by Aravinda De Silva, Shahriar Khan
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing | ISBN: 1840181966
From Dusk to Dawn: Autobiography of a Pakistan Cricket Legend by Fazal Mahmood
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN: 0195797795
Wasim and Waqar: Imran's Inheritors by John Crace
Publisher: Boxtree | ISBN: 1852836547
All Round View by Imran Khan
Publisher: Chatto and Windus | ISBN: 0701133309
Imran Khan by Ivo Tennant
Publisher: Orion | ISBN: 0575059362
Imran: Autobiography of Imran Khan by Imran Khan, Patrick Murphy
Publisher: Pelham Bks | ISBN: 0720714893
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You could have just given the title ala moi.