PLAYING IT MY WAY: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Sachin Tendulkar | 496 pages | 12 Jan 2016 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | 9781473605176 | English | London, United Kingdom Playing it My Way: My Autobiography PDF Book Childish as hell. Hence I will talk anything but his career in this review. Probably not. Paper Back. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. He reveals how one team owner lets his priest decide which players leave the hotel rooms on match days while another has dressing rooms arranged in feng shui style. Kudos to the honesty and frankness. It was entered in the Limca Book of Records [10] for Unknown 10 April at Before long Sachin Tendulkar was the cornerstone of India's batting line-up, his every move watched by a cricket-mad nation's devoted followers. In , he retired from cricket after playing his th and final Test in front of his home crowd in Mumbai. There are 2 books by cricinfo in which commentators and players have written on Dravid in "Timeless steel" and Tendulkar in "The Man cricket loved back". Indian Express. The book has a great record of all his statistics and scores, but during reading you tend to skip them if you want to read it as a story. He refers in very gracious terms to the all round support he received from all, as well as the elaborate and touching farewell for his last test in Mumbai which his entire family attended. Ships from. Contact seller. By the time I finished.. Didn't quite like the format of the book. That alongwith the devotion towards family, the patriotism and the attention to the minutest details of the sport are the key impressions one takes away and keeps with oneself as one completes this book. Yet he has also known his fair share of frustration and failure - from injuries and early World Cup exits to stinging criticism from the press, especially during his unhappy tenure as captain. The four star rating is pretty much solely due to that it is a Sachin book by Sachin Himself. Nov 14, Subadesh rated it liked it. Get the item you ordered or your money back. Centuries Quotations. The master mentions time and again of Anjali's sacrifice of her own career for his benefit, and lavishes praise at her frequently. As are the stories and anecdotes: multiple matches under Achrekar Sir, staying at his uncle's, the Kambli partnership, wearing disguises to watch a movie, losing his father, love of food, the captaincy, the injuries, crying his heart out at every major loss. See all 6 questions about Playing It My Way…. Devotes entire chapters to the hundredth hundred, even having a Deewar like monologue with God when he does it yes he is literally mad at God for making him wait so long for a made up statistic. New arrivals. It's almost as if he didn't feel any pain physically but was only concerned about how quickly he returned to the field. His many achievements with India include winning the World Cup and topping the world Test rankings. Some readers may not like the chronological format walking through each series. Just as the helmet and pads became a part of me while batting, so the kitbag became an extension of me on the bus. No ordinary investigations. Playing it My Way: My Autobiography Writer When it's about his wife and his children, one can almost feel like he is describing it all with a shy smile. Books by Sachin Tendulkar. So is it a great book? When a boisterous Mumbai youngster's excess energies were channelled into cricket, the result was record-breaking schoolboy batting exploits that launched the career of a cricketing phenomenon. Is it a masterpiece? I just couldn't help myself checking them again and again. A must read for every Indian cricket fan. And I wasn't disappointed! I have literally lived my life with him, and so have millions of other Indians. No trivia or quizzes yet. Is it disappointing? It has good matter on his early playing days and remarkable commitment to the game over a remarkable and long career. The obsession with numbers and personal milestones is palpable and makes for boring reading. If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. I still remember his retirement speech which was streamed live and me sobbing non-stop watching it. Make an offer:. There are many photos of his childhood, his cricket life, and his family. Showing His childhood, anecdotes, his feelings Nobody can deny that we miss watching him play today. Or a peep-hole into the minds of one of the deepest thinkers of the game, someone who loved and worshipped at the game's altar as much as he conquered all that he surveyed. Views Read Edit View history. Thank you Sachin for making my birthday a little more special! This article about a biographical or autobiographical book on sportspeople is a stub. Remember how Sachin so maddeningly used to get dismissed against the Cronjes and Razzaqs with that half prod outside off stump? Nov 09, Vinodh rated it liked it. Hidden categories: All stub articles. It was heartening to feel how his body kept giving him more and more signals that it's time to say goodbye to the game. Escape the Present with These 24 Historical Romances. Retrieved 9 May The latter especially adds a lot of color into his match stories but almost functions more as a clarification for some of the media furore over his performance. The book does not mention or just barely skims through the "controversial" aspects that I would have definitely liked to know more about. When reading the book, one could almost feel the emotion the man would have felt on his last day of cricket. Honestly, this is more like a textbook or a Wikipedia page. And finally the retirement. Most of the recollections about important matches read like a match report anybody could write by just reading the scorecard. And that is exactly what he's done in the book. He refers in very gracious terms to the all round support he received from all, as well as the elaborate and touching farewell for his last test in Mumbai which his entire family attended. Playing it My Way: My Autobiography Reviews I have literally lived my life with him, and so have millions of other Indians. A big disappointment,apart from few anecdotes almost everything is yawn-inducing. Product Details About the Author. The career of Sachin speaks for itself and none of my words will do justice appreciating him. The th test chapter was an emotional read. This, though, fails on both counts, especially so in the writing which is just lazy and simplistic from Boris Majumdar. Nov 11, Mithraa Sriraman rated it liked it. The four star rating is pretty much solely due to that it is a Sachin book by Sachin Himself. Dec 07, Anoop K rated it it was ok. Books in Hindi Books. Thankfully I was. The best of them : "If you want to fight with me, you need to get into the Australian team first" - to Steve Waugh, who had taunted him in a practice match in the Australian tour of but was not included for the actual Test team. It reads more like his career summarised by Boria Majumdar. For a Sachin fan who is used to politically correct statements from the great man throughout his entire career, it is a pleasant surprise, and it makes for a really entertaining read. Quotes from Playing It My Way Despite his celebrity status, Sachin Tendulkar has always remained a very private man, devoted to his family and his country. Despite his celebrity status, Sachin Tendulkar has always remained a very private man, devoted to his family and his country. I expected more and a magnanimous account of Sachin's life than what has been written in the book.. The last bit was ever so emotional. Limca Book of Records. Nov 14, Shreyas rated it liked it. How he fought to come back in his every i Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is not only a great cricketer, but also a great man. Nov 06, Tina rated it it was amazing. Evil wizard Malvel has stolen a magical dagger, and seeks to control the peaceful land of Gorgonia. In , he retired from cricket after playing his th and final Test in front of his home crowd in Mumbai. Before long Sachin Tendulkar was the cornerstone of India's batting line-up, his every move watched by a cricket-mad nation's devoted followers. Agreed that Sachin's is a life that's been scrutinised and catalogued scores of times, making it difficult to actually come up with fresh anecdotes and stories. Hey guys, you can download Biography of AB de Villiers from this site. His one set of uniforms and wet pockets, crowded bus and train rides four times a day, rude comments from conductors that he took on his stride, his personal commitments as a son, husband or a father are things which we never saw on the field when we expected a century every time he came out to bat. So much so that on one occasion he has convinced Dhoni and Gary to postpone a declaration to let Yuvraj and Gambhir, both in the 70s, to get their centuries. As a biographer, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He also writes about his fans like Sudhir Gautam and the many commoners who have helped him.