Aug 14, 2017 07:37 PM
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‘50 Not Out’ by Harimohan Paruvu makes a very interesting and out of the box attempt to link cricket with our day to day behavior. Various cricketing terms which we hear as the part of commentary when match is played, have their own meaning when applied to ones’ life. The writer makes it very interesting by cricketing phase like'Get behind the line of ball' meaning to say face the problems and the difficult situations in the life directly so that you can better defend yourself and chalk out strategies to cope with them. This and many more terms related to cricket makes the book readable The 242-page book divided into 50 short chapters – Courage, Aggression, Strategy, Perseverance, Honesty, Concentration, Creativity, Targets, Empowerment and Partnerships, to mention a few – keeps the reader engaged. The story o the book based on different cricketing events such as India-Pakistan final at Sharjah where Miandad hit six of the last ball to win the cup for Pakistan . this and many more cricket stories linked to real life makes it very interesting.