CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Foreword by Ramakant Achrekar

Introduction by Rahul Dravid

1  1990: Dawn of a New Era

2  1992: Of Legends, History and Emotional Contests

3  1993: A Century at Home

4  1994: The First ODI Century

5  1995: A Winning Hundred at Sharjah

6  1996: The Flowering of a Legend

7  1997: More Centuries Than Years

8  1998: An Australia Special

9  1999: Playing through Pain

10  2000: Freed from Captaincy

11  2001: The Coming of Age of Indian Cricket

12  2002: Going Past the Don’s Mark

13  2003: Modest By His Own Lofty Standards

14  2004: Joining Gavaskar on Mount

15  2005: A New Peak in a Low Year

16  2006: Injuries Amidst Scrutiny

17  2007: Nineteen Months Later

18  2008: Gathering Them In

19  2009: Reaching 30,000

20  2010: An ODI Double

21  2011: All About the World Cup

22  2012: The Wait Is Over

At a Glance

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Author’s Note

Copyright