Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajit Wadekar were among a galaxy of cricket stars at the launch of Rajdeep Sardesai's book on cricket, Democracy's XI.

Sardesai's book was launched at Mumbai's Opera House and it was followed by a riveting discussion on the "Great Indian Story" which involved Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Sardesai and renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle.

Sardesai, India Today Consulting Editor, revealed the reason behind writing his new book on cricket and went on explain why he chose the title. "Cricket in India is a spirit of inclusive democracy that you are seeing.