Regular readers of this column may have noticed that I read a lot of autobiographies, mostly of cricketers, economists, civil servants, politicians and judges. The best are the reflective ones; the worst are the one-damn-thing-after another ones. For example, as cricketing ability goes, there is no comparison between Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar.
But while the former has produced a wonderful autobiography, the latter’s book is deadly dull. In batting, they were the exact opposite: Manjrekar was a bore and Sachin an absolute marvel. There are three other books ...
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First Published: Tue, February 27 2018. 06:15 IST
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