Books By Rama Rao

Pages: 292

Paperback

Publisher: Libros International

Published: 06 Jun 2007

Language: English

ISBN: 978-1-905988-31-0

£8.99

In South Asia, the army is a venerated institution and cricket is more a religion than a competitive game. Success in both is given only to a select band that devote their heart and soul to such a way of life. Colonel Seth is such a man, an officer and a gentleman with a love of cricket. His army career and his cricketing dream provide a roller-coaster ride that rockets him to the dizzy heights of fame but also plunges him into the abyss of despair. He discovers that the game, with its hidden nuances, and the institution, with its hidden agendas, are more than meets the eye. Cricket, once the 'gentleman's game', is no longer cricket and the army has many shades between black and white. Seth faces many ups and downs in his own career as officer and cricket player but finally, when he has hung up both his uniform and his boots, he makes a discovery. Raju, a young village orphan, enters his life and sets him on a new path to accomplish his dream. Colonel Seth's life becomes a keenly contested Test, which goes to the wire and is decided only when the last ball has been played.