Salim Durani: The Prince of Indian Cricket by Gulu Ezekiel. Published in 2024 by Rupa Publications Pvt Ltd, 7/16, Ansari Rd, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002. Pp: xviii + 181. Price: Rs 395.
Salim Durani was an extraordinarily gifted cricketer and a great crowd-pleaser with film star good looks. Gulu Ezekiel is a prolific, hugely knowledgeable writer on sports (particularly cricket) and is a bibliophile’s great friend. When the two come together in a book it is bound to be entertaining, well-researched and an important contribution to the growing literature on the game. That quite aptly sums up Ezekiel’s latest offering, Salim......