After Tendulkar

A riveting account of the new young India cricket team, its stars and where this team could take the country in the game that defines the worlds most populous democracy Indian cricket has the most exciting young batting line-up in the world today. Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, led by their captain, M. S. Dhoni, have routinely destroyed International bowling attacks. While the young bowlers in the team lack the burgeoning reputation of the batters, they have shone in flashes at home and abroad. The current and future brilliance of the members of this team is all the more remarkable when you consider their youth, relative inexperience and the fact that they are following in the footsteps of the golden generation-arguably the set of finest cricketers this country has produced - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, V. V. S. Laxman and Anil Kumble. This book takes as its point of departure 14 November 2013, the date on which the last member of the golden generation - Sachin Tendulkar-retired from all forms of cricket. It covers the highlights of Tendulkars last Test, as also the careers of the Fab Five before delving deep into the stories and exploits of the new stars of Indian cricket, as well as the one man who straddles both generations - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the finest finisher in one day cricket today and statistically speaking, the most successful Indian captain of all time. The first major account of the future of Indian cricket, After Tendulkar is written with a novelists vision and eloquence and will be enjoyed by all those who love memorable writing about the game. Praise for the Author Writer whose work we will read for years to come. - Vikram Chandra, author of Sacred Games A writer who knows not only cricket but his country and the wider world. - The Age, Melbourne Bhattacharyas writing has plenty of verve and charm. - TimeOut Awards Economist Crossword - Cricket Society Book of the Year. About the Author Soumya Bhattacharyas books about how cricket defines India, You Must Like Cricket? and All That You Cant Leave Behind, were published to International acclaim. His novel, If I Could Tell You, was a finalist for the the Hindus Best Fiction Award 2010. He is also the author of the fatherhood memoir, Dads the Word. He was a Granta New Voice in 2008. His writing has been published in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Independent, the New Statesman, Wisden, ESPNcricinfo and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is the editor of the Hindustan Times, Mumbai.