The autobiography of former captain Gundappa Viswanath, one of many most interesting batters within the historical past of Indian cricket and hailed as an artist for his unbelievable wrist work, was launched on Saturday.
The guide, aptly titled ‘Wrist Assured’, co-authored by senior journalist R Kaushik, was launched through the opening day of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka.
India greats Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavakar unveiled the guide in a quick ceremony through the dinner break of the day/night time recreation.
Later, whereas talking to the media, the 73-year-old Viswanath, who represented India in 91 Tests and scored 6080 runs, appeared overwhelmed by the event.
He revealed that he initially snubbed the thought by Kaushik about penning the guide however was later satisfied by his household.
“It’s superb the way in which I’ve been handled. Standing between two greats of world cricket (Gavaskar and Kapil), the way in which I’ve been handled is unbelievable,” mentioned Viswanath.
Kapil said that the first autograph he took as a cricket fan was of Viswanath and still cherishes it.
“This book should have been written 20 years back. I wished I could be like him and behave like him. I have always looked up to him. He is a true ambassador of the game,” mentioned the 1983 World Cup wining skipper.
“He is my all time hero. Something caught in my head about Viswanath.”
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said young players, who want to play for India, will get to learn about the game by reading the book.
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