Book Review [98] : Playing It My Way

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is arguably the greatest Indian athlete of all time and his              

contribution to this country is far greater than the runs he scored, centuries he made and trophies he won. 'Playing it my way' is a beautifully written autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar and he speaks his heart out in this book and covers almost all the aspect of his 24 years of international cricket though i was expecting bit more on match fixing scandal.

Sachin started his First class career in 1988 in Ranji Trophy and soon he was selected to Indian team for Pakistan tour of 1989. He did not look back even once after hitting Abdul Qadir for those bloody sixes. This book is also a timeline of my love for this game as i started watching cricket at the age of 7 or 8. I can never forget his scintillating knocks in 1991-92 tour of Australia and that series made me a fan of Sachin; though Ganguly competed for that place briefly. Sachin categorically states the negative influence of Greg Chappell on the team and also clears the air about "infamous" Multan declaration when Sachin got stranded at 194. From the hind sight it appears that Sachin simply had enough talent and we often side line the effort and hard work that he had put it to achieve these unparalleled feats. He is Rana Sangram Singh of Indian Cricke; just like entire body of Rana was full of wounds, Sachin is also a patch work of various sores and surgeries. 

Its a must read book for all of us, specially for those who watched his game and followed him closely.

Highly Recommended (9/10)