Nothing comes even remotely close to the excitement that cricket evokes in both the young and the
old in India. Cricket in India is a religion, with cricketers revered as gods. While we have grown
up watching cricket on our televisions, we have felt the tension, euphoria and joy that cricketers on
the field may have experienced while playing.
Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises: 50 Defining Moments in Indian Cricket is a humble attempt at reliving
those occasions. Authors Shom Biswas and Titash Banerjea present an amazing journey of Indian
cricket, from the time when the greatest Indian cricketer of his time (Ranji) used to represent
another country (England) to a time when India has become the nerve centre of the world game.
The emergence of women’s cricket also forms a key theme.