Adding Another Hue To The Rainbow?

Apart from reinforcing his DEIFIED STATUS by comparing him to Lord Krishna in the Hindu mythology, it is hard to note what new fact or perspective Devendra Prabhudesai has come up with, in Hero, his biography of Sachin Tendulkar.

- Abhishek Mukherjee

Title: Hero

Author: Devendra Prabhudesai

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Price: Rs. 500

One would imagine that not much is left to be discussed about Sachin Ten-dulkar and his ‘magical’ phenomenon that swept the entire country for more than two decades. His silky batting touch, his uncompromising work ethics, his resilience to challenges, his insatiable hunger for batting, his dignified conduct on and off the field, his simplicity— all have been commented upon at length by his countrymen who have been impacted by the aura he continues to exude.

Apart from reinforcing his deified status by comparing him to Lord Krishna in the Hindu mythology, it is hard to note what new fact or perspective Devendra Prabhudesai has come up with, in Hero, his biography of Tendulkar.

Instead, the 458-page mega volume charts the landscape of Indian cricket in the era Tendulkar traversed it, with an obvious focus on him, and meticulously details the cricketing fraternity’s observations of him during his 24-year career.

THE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED effort is akin to an interesting history book about a significant period of Indian cricket, with its chief protagonist being the man who most impacted it.