Democracy's XI  (English, Hardcover, Sardesai Rajdeep)

Summary of the Book
Democracy's XI: The Great Indian Cricket Story is a tribute to 11 great cricketers hailing from different parts of the country. As is the case, nothing unites India better than cricket. The Indian Team is a glorious mix of players who come from different parts of the country. The author narrates the story of post-independence Indian cricket through the lives of eleven of India’s finest cricketers who represent different dimensions of this transition, right from Dilip Sardesai and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to M.S Dhoni and Virat Kohli. This book places the spotlight on the evolution of Indian cricket and society.

About the Author

Rajdeep Sardesai is an Indian news anchor and an author. He was born in Ahmedabad to a Goan father and a Gujarati mother. He completed his formal education in Mumbai and graduated from Oxford University, London with degrees in Arts and Civil Law. Rajdeep Sardesai initially worked with the Times of India for six years as its Mumbai city editor. He began his career in television journalism by joining NDTV in 1994 and eventually went on to start his own news channel, which we know as CNN-IBN. He is married to another famous Indian journalist and author - Sagarika Ghose.