Openers : Gend Ko Chhodne Aur Todnewale Salami Ballebaazon Ki Kahani by Shivendra Kumar Singh [Paperback]

Cricket is a battle between bat and ball. In this battle, there are a few warriors who face the first attack from the opposition - these warriors are called openers, or in common terms, opening batsmen. An opener's responsibility is to provide a solid start to the team, even when they are completely unaware of how the pitch and the new ball will behave in the air.

A bowler always gets a second chance to correct a mistake, but a batsman does not. Despite this, cricket history has seen legendary openers whom the world admires.

"Openers" is the story of five such determined warriors of cricket. The book includes the journeys of 25 international opening batsmen, including Geoffrey Boycott, Gordon Greenidge, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, David Boon, Sanath Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden, Sourav Ganguly, Aamir Sohail, and Virender Sehwag.