BEYOND THE BLUES

When Aakash Chopra started to write his diary in September 2007 he had no idea that it was going to be an extraordinary year both for him personally and for the game of cricket. It began with a great run in the Ranji culminating in Delhis victory. Delhi also went on to become North Zone champions the North Zone won the Duleep Trophy and in almost every game Aakash was among the runs. He ended the season with 1339 runs from fifteen games with five centuries that included three double centuries. Then came the IPL with its glamorous tie-in with Bollywood. And Aakash found himself on the most talked about side of them all: the Kolkata Knight Riders.A view from within of all that made 2007 such an exciting year for cricketers and cricket lovers this fast-paced and often tongue-in-cheek account takes us behind the scenes with an honesty and forthrightness uncommon to Indian sport.