MYTHS AND MYSTERIES: Indian Sport Behind the Headlines

Category Sports
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 395

ISBN: 978-93-5520-988-7
Pages: 232 pages
Date: 5th January 2023

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Gulu is a prolific author of sports books and this is his sixteenth overall… I am sure the readers will find the seven chapters in this book to be gripping and fascinating.
—Abhinav Bindra
Following the success of his 2021 path-breaking book Myth-Busting: Indian Cricket behind the Headlines, famed author Gulu Ezekiel returns with a blockbuster sequel—this time exploring mysteries and myths surrounding Indian sport from over a century.
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The enigmatic life and times of India’s 1936 Marathon Man.

Explore the fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories in this wondrous journey through the history of Indian sport. This book includes rare and unique photos, some never published before.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

In a career spanning 40 years, Gulu Ezekiel has traversed the gamut of sports journalism through dailies, weeklies, TV, radio and the Internet. His byline has appeared in over 100 publications worldwide, and he has appeared on numerous TV channels across the world, as both an anchor and guest expert. His books include bestselling biographies of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, which have been translated into multiple Indian languages. This is his third book for Rupa Publications following Myth-Busting: Indian Cricket behind the Headlines and My Cricket Hero (editor), both released in 2021. This is his sixteenth book.