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Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - tuttle88 - Goodreads

This is a genuinely fascinating book. The author is obviously passionate & knowledgeable about the topic. He weaves the history if cricket and India together and I believe he makes the point that the ... Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Arvind - Goodreads

Literary Lagaan - A must read ... Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Arundhati - Goodreads

Definitely the most lucid, engrossing, and incisive book on cricket by an Indian author. The history of cricket in India (and not of Indian Cricket, as Guha points out) by a man who knows his history and his cricket. It doesn't get much better than this. Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Vaibhav Gupta - Goodreads

A fascinating book on the history of the game in our country. In certain ways reflects the history behind the passion and love we have for cricket and how it has bound and divided our country alike. Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Saahil - Goodreads

If you want to know How Cricket Evolved in India, This is the book that you should read. Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Venkateswaran - Goodreads

There might be multiple books written about Indian cricket after it reached adulthood, but this is probably the first one that traces its birth, its struggles through infancy and its impact through ... Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Abhishek - Goodreads

Owing to the atypical bailiwick of this book with atypical title , I was not sure what to expect of this book but I gave it a read owing to the reputation of the author. And to say that this book is ... Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Soumit Mishra - Goodreads

The best book on history of the most widely practiced religion in India. Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Abhishek Anand - Goodreads

This book is for everyone who enjoys reading almost every column related to cricket on sports page . Author has presented the book in the most organised fashion covering all the facts with juicy ... Read full review

Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport

User Review  - Rishav Dey - Goodreads

Simply amazing stuff from Ramachandra Guha. I have read cricket history books before but this was just a class apart. It was as engrossing as it was educative. Hats off to Mr. Guha for all the hard work he has put in for this book. Read full review

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