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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES & BIOGRAPHIES #2

Cricket As I See It

Book by Allan Border

Allan Border is an elder statesman of Australian cricket. In the 20 years since he retired as captain he's been one of the game's closest and most astute observers. His views on cricket—based on his experiences as a player, a captain, a selector, and a commentator—are fascinating, forthright, and informed by more than three decades of involvement at the game's highest level. In this book, he gives us his thoughts and opinions on some of the most important events in Australian and world cricket. From the infamous "Monkeygate" saga, to the dumping of Steve Waugh as one-day captain, the rise of India as the dominant power in world cricket, Twenty20, Darren Lehmann's success as coach, and the Australian way of sledging, this book gives us Border's views on the game he loves. 

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CONTROVERSIALLY YOURS

Book by Anshu Dogra 

and Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar has been one of the most colorful characters in the history of cricket. He is the fastest bowler in the world, who set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery when he clocked in at 161.3 km/ph (100.2 mph) twice in the same match. Having taken more than 400 wickets in international cricket, he is a phenomenal cricketer too.

Tagged as being undisciplined, Akhtar’s career has been plagued by injuries, controversies and accusations of poor attitude. Here he tells his side of the story. The early years of deprivation, the relentless self-imposed discipline, the way he played both on the cricket grounds and outside. His is also the inside story of Pakistan cricket, no holds barred: the strange ways of the cricket board, the hierarchies and manipulations and, above all, the magic of the game itself.

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No Spin

Book by Mark Nicholas 
and Shane Warne

From the start of his glittering career in 1992, to his official retirement from all formats of the game in 2013, Shane Warne has long desired to tell his incredible story without compromise. No Spin is that very story. It will offer a compelling intimate voice, true insight and a pitch-side seat to one of cricket’s finest eras, making this one of the ultimate must-have sports autobiographies.

Shane is not only one of the greatest living cricket legends: he is as close as the game has had since Botham to a maverick genius on the field and a true rebel spirit off it, who always gives audiences what they want. Despite being the talismanic thorn in England’s side for nearly two decades of regular Ashes defeats, he was also much loved in the UK where he played cricket for Hampshire. He’s also a much-admired figure in India and South Africa.

Alongside his mesmerising genius as a bowler, Shane has often been a controversial figure, and in this book he's talk with brutal honesty about some of the most challenging times in his life as a player. Honest, thoughtful, fearless and loved by millions, Shane is always his own man and this book is a testament to his brilliant career.

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