On 7th April 2018, Boria Majumdar, the famous journo of the time, scholar and co-founder of the Fanatic Sports Museum launched his newest harvest “Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians: The On and Off the Field Story of Cricket in India and Beyond” at ITC Sonar, Kolkata. In the graceful presence of Virat Kohli Indian cricket captain and Saurav Ganguly, former Captain of India.
5. Virat Kohli, Sanjeev Goenka and Sourov Ganguly
“Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians: The On and Off the Field Story of Cricket in India and Beyond” is all about the Indian cricket tour since 1932. The story deals with the evolution and the maturity of the game with time. The book will offer a complete understanding of the nuanced and multifaceted aspects of the game of cricket. Majumdar has also talked about the suspension of Lalit Modi, Monkeygate, and phase of the judicial intervention, spot-fixing, and many such aspects. “Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians” will be raising questions, that demand convincing answers and at the end, it depicts the importance of cricket in colonial and post-colonial Indian life. Readers are sure to know more about the relationship between those who promote and assess the sport.
4. Sourov Ganguly
To lighten the occasion, Ganguly opined that, “In the year 2002, I opened the shirt in Lords but I am sure if Virat wins the World Cup in 2019, he will show his six pack and walk the streets of Oxford with his shirt open and trophy in his hand.”
3. Virat Kohli
2. Virat Kohli
1. Virat Kohli and Sourov Ganguly
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