Test cricket is all about a few people playing and many people watching. But what about the cricket most of us have played-in back-gardens and by-lanes, in school and in college, for a club or for one’s employer-which not many have watched and nobody, at least in India, has written about? This book looks back fondly upon such cricket played at various levels, all of which lead upwards, narrowing inexorably, to the apex. The author may not have reached there-otherwise you would have known of him as a player-but he ahs enjoyed every run he scored, every wicket taken, every catch held. That enjoyment he has sought to convey on each page here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sujit Mukherjee
Sujit Mukherjee began his career as a teacher of English literature but as a critic he invariably focused on issues and texts relating to India. His books include A Passage to America (1964), Towards A Literary History of India (1975), Translation as Discovery (1981) and Forster and Further (1983). Even after he left the university to join publishing, he continued to pursue his scholarly interest in literary history and translation studies. He was a stylish writer, noted for his originality, independence of judgement and a sense of humour. He has a cult following among his readers. He has a cult following among his readers. He is also well-known for his translations from Bangla into English, specially Tagore’s Gora and Buddhadev Bose’s The Book of Yudhistir. Sujit Mukherjee passed away in 2003.
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