Diary of a Cricket God is a book by author Shamini Flint of Inspector Singh Investigates fame. This book talks about a determined father who wants to make his son a cricketer. Filled with humor satire and comic drawings this book is determined to tickle the ribs of its readers regardless of age. It is a small book of a little more than a hundred pages. Marcus Atkinson is a cricket god. It is what his dad thinks. Being a self-help book author his dad believes with his vision he can make his son a great cricketer. His dad believes that Marcus has magic in his wrists that will secure a great future for him in professional cricket. Marcus being skilled at Mathematics is atrociously bad at sports. It all stemmed from his dad's mistake of believing that Marcus scored a goal in a soccer match with his skills. But indeed Marcus just got lucky to push the football into the goal post with his 'bottom'. Marcus' awareness in sports is such that he mistakes the brand Puma for the animal puma when his dad mentions about sports brands such as Adidas Puma and Nike. With his zero skills at sports and his dad's determination of raising him to a cricketer the book is a funny read with sarcasm and comic drawings. Diary of a Cricket God is written in the format of a personal journal of the main character Marcus Atkinson. The edition is published in paperback on 17 October 2011.Key FeaturesThe book is written as a personal journal of a boy along with comic drawings. The book is written in a humorous and satiric tone. About the Author Shamini Flint was born on October 26 1969 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. She is an author based in Singapore. Shamini is famous for her crime fiction novel series Inspector Singh Investigates. She's also a writer of children's books with cultural and environmental themes.