The Magic of Indian Cricket: Cricket and Society in India [Paperback]

In the last twenty years, Indian cricket has been transformed. With the arrival of global television networks, mass-media coverage and multinational sponsors, cricket has become big business and India has become the economic driving force in the world game. For the first time a developing country has become a major player in the international sports arena.

This fully updated and revised edition of Mihir Bose's classic history is a unique account of the Indian cricket phenomenon. Drawing on a combination of extensive research and personal experience, Bose traces the development of the Indian game from its beginnings as a colonial pastime to its coming of age as a national passion and now a global commercial powerhouse. This illuminating study reveals Indian cricket's central place in modern Indias identity, culture and society.

Insightful, honest and challenging, Bose tackles the myths and controversies of Indian cricket. He considers the game in terms of race, caste, politics, national consciousness and ambition, money, celebrity and the media, evoking all the unpredictability, frustration and glory that is the magic of Indian cricket.

1. India: Whose India?  2. Khel-Khood as Cricket  3. Middle India and the Cricket Raj  4. The Gully, the Maidan and the Mali  5. An English Sporting Eden in India  6. Ranjis Burden  7. The Besieged Hero  8. The Nawabi Legend  9. Vegetarians, Fast Bowlers and Violence  10. Gods and Boys  11. Shining India or Poverty of Ambition?  12. My India, My EnglandMihir Bose presents this fully updated account of the history of Indian cricket. Turning to his own research and personal experience he traces the development of the game and reveals its central place in modern India's identity, culture and society.

Mihir Bose is an award-winning cricket and sportsl3?