‘Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket’ by Amrit Mathur: Beyond boundary lines

Long-time Indian cricket administrator Amrit Mathur, who recently launched his book Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket, shares with CE anecdotes about some prominent personalities in Indian cricket.

From the introduction of DRS (Decision review system) in 1992 to the Indian Premier League in 2008. Cricket administrator Amrit Mathur was in the thick of things throughout these changes in various capacities.

Mr Mathur’s “Pitchside: My Life in Cricket” provides readers with a rare glimpse of the inner functioning of the team, where he relates interesting conversations, dressing room atmosphere, team meeting discussions, and on and off-the-pitch details of iconic moments. Starting from the 1992 Friendship Tour in South Africa to the NatWest Series win in England in 2002, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa, the India tour of Pakistan in 2004 to the inception of the Indian Premier League in 2008.

#CurrentAffairs 26August2023