Out of the Blue: Rajasthan's Road to the Ranji Trophy - Paperback

by Aakash Chopra (Author)

'When you are Rajasthan, last in the plate division, never having won the title, never even coming close to a final in over three decades, you don' t play to win the honour, you play to save what you can of yours. ' Ending up at the very bottom of the Ranji Trophy 's lower division shook Rajasthan up.

The team staked all it had on the season of 2010-11; it became the player's one shot at redemption. This is the inspiring true story of the player's motivation, their passion for cricket, and of a cricket association that changed the rules of how domestic cricketers are groomed in India.

Together, they resurrected the Rajasthan team - against all odds. This is the scintillating story of Rajasthan's first Ranji Trophy win, written by the team's highly successful opening batsman himself.

If Aakash Chopra's first book laid bare the administrative apathy and corruption that domestic cricket is mired in, this one is a closeup of what it could be.

Author Biography

One of the highest run getters in Ranji trophy cricket, Aakash Chopra is a well-known former Indian cricketer, television commentator, columnist and author. Aakash writes regularly for ESPNcricinfo, Mid-Day and Starsports.com. In 2009, Chopra wrote his first book, the critically acclaimed Beyond the Blues: A First-Class Season Like No Other. His second book, Out of the Blue: Rajasthan's Road to the Ranji Trophy was released in 2011.