Writing a Cricket Book

The sport of cricket is much-followed in today’s day and age. Many youngsters and even people of the older generation enjoy this sport to the fullest. First brought to India’s shores by the British who were the colonisers, cricket gained a lot of precedence over other Indian sports and now people follow it like crazy.

Even hockey and football don’t come anywhere near cricket. The following of cricket stars is much more immense than that of the aforementioned sports. But, slowly these two games have also found a fan following in today’s society.

Cricket players are not just players, they are treated like Gods by the people of India. Men’s cricket is given much more credence than women’s cricket. But, the latter has also stepped up well and is receiving praise from Indian fans all around the world.

Because of this huge fan following and love for the game, our cricket board, the BCCI is one of the richest cricket boards in the world. ICC is the international body for cricket and overlooks various international tournaments that it organizes over different periods.

Currently, the ICC T20 World Cup is going on in full swing as the qualifying matches have found a great connection with all cricket fans. So, when cricket is not played for a short period, people wait eagerly for any match to start soon. Such is the passion for this sport which was originally the sport of the British.

Our Indian men’s cricket team has excelled at this sport and has recently beaten some very big teams like Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. They have also beaten Australia in the warm-up game of the T20 World Cup.

The biggest rivalry in men’s cricket is considered to be between India and Pakistan. So, when India wins against Pakistan, it is time for a very big celebration in our country. People burst crackers all through the night and enjoy it like a festival.

The second greatest rivalry is between Australia and England who play the Ashes. This series is mainly a Test match series. But, nowadays it also includes ODIs and T20Is.

Cricket was previously played only in the Test match format. But, with new evolutions, it slowly developed two more formats like ODIs and T20Is.

Out of these three formats, T20I has gained prominence. We are now seeing various T20 leagues around the world. This concept was first thought of by India which devised the Indian Premier League in 2008.

Other countries are hosting their T20 league cricket like The Hundred, Big Bash League, CSA T20, and Caribbean Premier League. These T20 leagues have also witnessed a considerable fan following in today’s age and time.

Bollywood has also cashed in on this cricket love and produced some excellent movies like 83, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story etc. People have loved films about cricket and are always hungry for sports movies.

Nowadays, many writers write books specifically on cricketers or on the sport. These are also read with great interest by those who are interested in the sport.

That’s why in this blog, we will be focusing on what are tips and tricks to write a successful cricket book for cricket fans. So, let’s take a look at some of these tips and enhance our knowledge.

Tips to Write a Successful Cricket Book

1. First and foremost, you must be fully acquainted with the history of cricket as well as the present day.

2. You must also know about all the rules of cricket so that you do not miss these in your book.

3. Cricket books always require thorough research whether it be of a cricketer or the sport in general.

4. Speaking about the sport to various people attached to it can also improve your book and you will be able to add more anecdotes to it as well.

5. Many cricketers nowadays are teaming up with writers and proofreaders to publish their autobiographies.

6. A cricket book must have all the essential details related to the sport and must be able to enthral fans.

7. A sports book requires a lot of time because it is filled with various known and unknown details about a specific cricketer or tournament.

8. Cricket books are one of the favourite things for cricket fans. So, make sure you include everything in it.

9. These books must form a sort of bonding between the readers and the writer. If your writing is correct and to the point, it will garner more readers for your book.

10. And lastly, try to keep the language as simple as possible. A book on cricket with simple-to-understand language is bound to attract more readers.

Let’s now have a look at some of the top cricket books written by different cricketers.

1. Beyond a Boundary by CLR James

2. Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket by Christian Ryans

3. The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley

4. A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley

5. Coming Back To Me by Marcus Trescothick

6. The Unquiet Ones by Osman Samiuddin

7. Basil D’Olivera: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne

8. Days in the Sun by Neville Cardus

9. Harold Larwood by Duncan Hamilton

10. No Spin by Shane Warne

11. A Corner of a Foreign Field by Ramchandra Guha

12. Rain Men by Marcus Berkmann

13. A Century is Not Enough by Sourav Ganguly

14. Australia 55 by Alan Ross

15. Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson

16. 1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness by Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya

17. The Commonwealth of Cricket by Ramchandra Guha

18. For the Love of Cricket by Graham Tarrant

19. The Good Indian Child’s Guide by Natasha Sharma

20. Cricket Cauldron by Shaharyar Khan

So, these are our top 20 recommendations for books on cricket and we hope that you will love reading more about the sport through these books. Cricket will continue to live on in the hearts of the current and future generations as it is a game that has it all: hopes, fears, happiness, sadness, anger, celebration etc.

We hope that you will like this blog on the topic of cricket. This is a new topic for BookPal but this field of writing is also an important aspect of literature. So, make sure you grab some of these titles and enjoy the sport of cricket through the written medium. We will meet again with you soon with a new blog on a new topic.