THE Indian cricket team set out for Pakistan in 2004 on a tour that would test two nations with the weight of the past and the burden of expectation. As it happened, the cricketing rivals defeated the naysayers, coming together to deliver a stunning moment not just in the context of sport, but history.
As thousands of Indians met thousands of Pakistanis for the first time in their lives, an exchange unsurpassed since the bloody numbers of partition, that 2004 summer bloomed with hope and brotherhood.
One of the best-loved cricket books, Pundits from Pakistan will always remind us of what was and what could be. Funny, warm and uplifting, it is a fascinating account of a beautiful game in a crucial setting, as told by a young Indian discovering Pakistan.
Winner of the Crossword Popular Book Award in India.
Shortlisted for the Cricket Society Award, UK.
Voted a top 10 cricket book of all time by The Wisden Cricketer, UK, in 2010.
More about the Book
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Why Pakistanis are warmer than Indians
Why Pakistanis are warmer than Indians Ajaz Ashraf in Daily Times ‘It was happenstance I completed reading Pundits from Pakistan, Rahul Bhattacharya’s magisterial account of the Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan in the spring of 2004, two days before the recent announcement of resumption of cricketing ties between the two neighbours . . .’ — Read More…
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Reviews for “Pundits from Pakistan”
‘One of the best cricket books to be published anywhere in many years. Forget the DVD; if you want to relive the tour, in all its dramatic complexity, read Bhattacharya’ — Mike Marqusee, Wisden Asia Cricket ‘Delightfully piquant . . . gently illuminating . . . emphatic and all-encompassing . . . The cricket book we’ve been waiting for — Read More…
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Pundits from Pakistan
One of the best-loved cricket books, ‘Pundits from Pakistan’ will always remind us of what was and what could be. Funny, warm and uplifting, it is a fascinating account of a beautiful game in a crucial setting, as told by a young Indian discovering Pakistan. — Read More…