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OverviewThe history of Indian tennis begins in the late nineteenth century, soon after it was established as a competitive sport in England. The sport quickly caught the imagination of the colonised just as much as it had of the colonisers. In those early years, Mohammed Sleem, the Fyzee brothers, S.M. Jacob and Ghaus Mohammed (whose genius was sadly curtailed by the Second World War) were the heroes tennis needed, claiming it for India.After Independence, a new set of players set the courts ablaze: Dilip Bose, Sumant Misra, Naresh Kumar and the dazzling Ramanathan Krishnan, who remains one of India’s biggest icons. In the 1970s and ’80s, Vijay Amritraj and Ramesh Krishnan established India as a regular on the international stage, until finally in the mid-1990s, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi earned the country its first Grand Slam titles Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anindya DuttaPublisher: Westland Publications Limited Imprint: Westland Sport Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.00cm ISBN: 9789395767859ISBN 10: 9395767855 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 27 February 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe author Anindya Dutta takes us through an extremely exciting journey of Indian Tennis, from 1885 when the 1st tournament in India- the Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships was conducted just seven years after the 1st championships in Wimbledon. In fact, the book is just a treasure-trove of information and I was amazed to know the rich legacy of the game of tennis in India which is completely unknown to most people (including me till I read the book).Salil Lavgankar. Author InformationAnindya Dutta is an international banker turned entrepreneur doing work on Sports led Leadership Development, and has spent the past two-and-a-half decades working in major financial markets—London, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Singapore. Anindya is deeply interested in sports history and is a sportswriter by vocation.Anindya Dutta is an international banker turned entrepreneur doing work on Sports led Leadership Development, and has spent the past two-and-a-half decades working in major financial markets—London, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Singapore. Anindya is deeply interested in sports history and is a sportswriter by vocation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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