Sunday, February 27, 2011

Cricket! All You Wanted to Know About the World Cup

Diptakirti Chaudhuri has been a salesman for more than a decade now. He was born and brought up in Calcutta but currently lives in Gurgaon. He loves books, trivia and books on trivia. You can find him at his blog, Calcutta Chromosome, at http://diptakirti.blogspot.com. He is married with a four-year-old son. This is his first book.

Crazy about cricket? Mad about Mahi? Waiting with fingers crossed for the World Cup?

Here’s a book that will help you navigate your way through the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Filled with fun facts, quick and quirky history, tell-your-friends-about-it trivia, games, cartoons and information about key players, teams and even stadia, this is the ideal companion to enjoy the World Cup with!

So if you want to know:

Who was the person who witnessed two ten-wicket hauls forty-three years apart How cricket got its name (Wooden planks, wicket gates and some Dutch is involved.) What were the highlights at each World Cup since 1979 Which 9 ODI records Sachin might break (Let’s hope it is not the one for most runs on a losing side!)

ISBN: 9780143331612
Author: Diptakirti Chaudhuri
Published by: Penguin Books India
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

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