Sachin's autobiography: Playing it My Way

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Sachin's autobiography: Playing it My Way

While we are a couple of days away from the launch of the much awaited autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar, the release of some excerpts from the book title ‘Playing It My Way’ has only made the wait a never ending one.

There were always rumours in the media that the little master would pen his thoughts post retirement, but the official word came on the 2nd of September, 2014.

However, on Monday, an excerpt of the upcoming autobiography was released wherein he slams the former Indian coach Greg Chappell and questions his integrity. He narrated an incident where the Australian asked him to take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid, “Just months before the World Cup, Chappell had come to see me at home and, to my dismay, suggested that I should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid.”

Chappell told Tendulkar,“Help me in taking over the reins of the side (from Rahul Dravid).Together, we could control Indian cricket for years…I was surprised to hear the coach not showing the slightest amount of respect for the captain, with cricket’s biggest tournament just months away”

More importantly, it is good to see that Sachin Tendulkar is indeed giving an honest account of the series of events that took place in his cricketing life – on and off the field. It still remains to be seen whether he breaks his silence on the match fixing scandal, the monkeygate controversy and his estranged relationship with Vinod Kambli. Is the Chappell anacdiote a hint that Tendulkar will open a can of worms?

Reveal much more facts about Sachin and his life from his autobiography “Playing It My Way”…….