Elephant in the Stadium
eBook - ePub

Elephant in the Stadium

(Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023)

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Elephant in the Stadium

(Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023)

About this book

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023**

India's first Test series win in England in 1971 was epic and magical, with a resonance far beyond the scorecards. The cricket was riveting, with twists and turns right up to the last ball, and the excitement was garnished by a baby elephant parading the outfield of The Oval on the final day. The victory had immense significance for a country that had gained independence from Britain less than 25 years earlier and was tottering on the brink of a history-defining war. In the background were the British illusions of moral and cultural superiority even as decolonisation went through its final phase. The Indians often accepted these illusions as they struggled for the most basic necessities of life, battling against poverty, malnutrition and illiteracy. Thus, the victory provided a major equaliser for the national psyche. Elephant in the Stadium examines the many reasons for the myth and magic that still surround the triumph, including the complex historical relationship between Britain and India.

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781801502603
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword
  7. 1. Prologue: Jigsaw of illusions
  8. 2. They will not publish anything
  9. 3. Longitudes and attitudes
  10. 4. Kicking off without the noob
  11. 5. He should have said that to Tendulkar
  12. 6. Tongue-twisting names and tormenting spin
  13. 7. Kings, Princes and Brutes
  14. 8. Tiger in a tunnel
  15. 9. Absentee princes
  16. 10. Turning defeat into victory
  17. 11. A tale of three books
  18. 12. A league of exceptional players
  19. 13. Splendid captain and half-naked fakir
  20. 14. Constantine and Robins
  21. 15. Illusion of permanence
  22. 16. Balancing the magnanimity
  23. 17. India, Pakistan and the West Indies
  24. 18. Sunny days at Leicester
  25. 19. Rivers of blood
  26. 20. Twist in the tail
  27. 21. From gymkhana to Wembley
  28. 22. Venkat’s match
  29. 23. Tea with treason and Napoleon brandy
  30. 24. Yet another Venkat triumph
  31. 25. From Kipling to Golding
  32. 26. Five in first session
  33. 27. Henty in my system
  34. 28. Wadekar’s masterpiece
  35. 29. Lords, lads and ladies
  36. 30. Greater when dead
  37. 31. Ashes to Ashes, end of story
  38. 32. War dance of delight 225
  39. 33. Simultaneous equations of self-rule
  40. 34. Snow storm
  41. 35. Vinoo and the verb
  42. 36. You can see the Moon
  43. 37. Colonial calculus
  44. 38. Play up, play the game
  45. 39. For God’s sake don’t send me
  46. 40. Most silent day of cricket
  47. 41. Howard and Howard
  48. 42. As dry as Old Trafford
  49. 43. Crown 11 – Colonies 0
  50. 44. Antipathy and the barber
  51. 45. Timed out
  52. 46. Little man, long spell
  53. 47. Old Trafford and Eden
  54. 48. Mind your language
  55. 49. Hawke-land
  56. 50. Winds of change
  57. 51. Chandra show
  58. 52. Class apart
  59. 53. 355 in a day
  60. 54. Old and new
  61. 55. Abandoned games
  62. 56. Heavy outfield
  63. 57. India of Indira
  64. 58. The day of the miracle
  65. 59. I was there
  66. 60. Climax
  67. 61. Conquering heroes and the heroine
  68. 62. Epilogue: The last 50 years
  69. Appendices
  70. Bibliography
  71. Photos