Final Test Exit Sachin Tendulkar

The deafening noise in the Wankhede turns to silence so complete that youd swear you can hear Tendulkars footsteps as he begins the walk back to the pavilion. Its the end of an era they said. No more switching off televisions when he got out no more resounding chants of Sa-chi-i-i-n Sa-chin! In November 2013 Sachin Tendulkar played his final Test.Dilip DSouza builds on close and detailed observation of those two and a half days capturing all the hysteria it spawned the love and adulation that showered from the rafters at the Wankhede the choking emotion and yes there was a match on too against the West Indies. Final Test discusses cricket from the old to the new as Sachin takes to the pitch one final time.QuoteA compelling and different read of a Test match that stopped the nation. Rahul DravidForeword by Harsha BhogleThrough a close scrutiny of Tendulkars last Test - of the cricket but also of the swell and fall of emotions around him - DSouza teases out the larger issues that plague the game in India as well as overseas. His refreshing honesty and outspokenness puncture the bubble that has often enveloped both Tendulkar and cricket in this country. - Samanth Subramanian About the Author Dilip DSouza trained as a computer scientist (BITS Pilani Brown University) and spent many years in software. Somewhere along the way he tried his hand at writing and found that more interesting. Hes been a full-time writer for 15 years now. Hes won several fellowships and awards for his writing (Outlook/Picador prize Newsweek/Daily Beast prize Wolfson College Press Fellowship and more). He has written for publications like Caravan Hindustan Times Mint Outlook the Hindu Washington Post NYT Die Zeit Salon Newsweek Daily Beast among others. He writes a well-regarded mathematics column A Matter of Numbers for Mint.Dilips interests are reading music playing tennis and travel. He has travelled to some 25 countries backpacking driving taking buses and trains. Born in Madras he grew up in Bombay lived in Delhi Pilani and then in the US for ten years he has been back in Bombay for 22+ years now. His wife Vibha Kamat teaches French they have two children Sahir (15) and Surabhi (10). They have two cats Aziz and Cleo. They rule. Final Test is Dilips fifth book.