Chinaman : the legend of Pradeep Mathew
Karunatilaka, Shehan
Chinaman : the legend of Pradeep Mathew - Gurgaon Penguin 2011 - 526p.
https://penguin.co.in/book/chinaman-2/
"Retired sportswriter, W.G. Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, upsetting his wife, ignoring his son, and tracking down Pradeep S. Mathew, an elusive spin bowler he considers ‘the greatest cricketer to walk the earth’.
On his quest to find this unsung genius, W.G. uncovers a coach with six fingers, a secret bunker below a famous stadium, an LTTE warlord, and startling truths about Sri Lanka, cricket, and himself."
9788184002850
Sportswriters
Sri Lanka
Cricket players
823.92 / KAR
Chinaman : the legend of Pradeep Mathew - Gurgaon Penguin 2011 - 526p.
https://penguin.co.in/book/chinaman-2/
"Retired sportswriter, W.G. Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, upsetting his wife, ignoring his son, and tracking down Pradeep S. Mathew, an elusive spin bowler he considers ‘the greatest cricketer to walk the earth’.
On his quest to find this unsung genius, W.G. uncovers a coach with six fingers, a secret bunker below a famous stadium, an LTTE warlord, and startling truths about Sri Lanka, cricket, and himself."
9788184002850
Sportswriters
Sri Lanka
Cricket players
823.92 / KAR