Azhar: The Authorized Biography of Mohammad Azhar [Paperback]

Harsha Bhogle (Author), H BHOGLE (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2003

A CHRONICLE OF AZHAR'S CAREER AND OF INDIAN CRICKET.

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia; 1 edition (March 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140245952
• ISBN-13: 978-0140245950
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,329,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Know azharuddin to succeed in life, July 22, 2003

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venkat (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Azhar: The Authorized Biography of Mohammad Azhar (Paperback)

I am extremely happy to review the book about azharuddin by bhogle. This book completely analyses the career graph of azhar and also his strange way of bouncing back at the right time. This book will tell us if you are mentally strong, would like to work hard always, if you happens to be a god fearing man and if you accept your mistakes, then you can also succeed like azhar inspite of any external disturbance coming on your way.
harsha bhogle has given a inside picture of azhar the man, the character of azharuddin on and off the field, his affection towards the game, fellow players, and ability to succeed in very difficult circumstances.
His relationship with the mumbai cricketers have been very much highlighted throughout like shastri supporting him initially and having difference of opinion with him in the later stages, vengsarkar who was unhappy with azhar on the tour of west indies as azhar failed miserably (remember vengsarkar also failed in the series), gavaskar's mixed reaction on the captaincy issue when azhar was made the captain for the 1992 world cup and the rapport what he shared with sachin tendulkar throughout his career (which should have got ended with the match fixing saga as sachin accused azhar on his credibility,quite strange and shocking!?)
the last line of the book is still in my memory like harsha finishing like " kisi rah pe kisi mod par tum chal nehidana mera hamsafar" which means that azhar doesn't want to miss friends at any point of his time in life which he recollects from a very famous hindi song, bhogle signed off the book saying that azhar is not alone!
But, now the whole world has left azharuddin alone without knowing the actual truth, hope the man of destiny will bounce back with the grace of god!!
regards - venkat

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 21, 2007

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Books maniac (New York city, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Azhar: The Authorized Biography of Mohammad Azhar (Paperback)

One of the best biographies I have read. Harsha does well to take the reader on a emotional roller coaster ride along with Azhar the player. Azhar as a player had seen many ups and downs in his career. Every time Azhar came back with a century, the reader feels vindicated. Azhar had played some of the greatest test and one-day innings played by an Indian batsman and the book recounts those innings very well. With the match-fixing controversy, it is easy to overlook Azhar's contribution to Indian cricket. Leaving match-fixing aside, this book is a deserving tribute to one of the greatest batsman produced by India.