Playing It My Way Explained

Playing It My Way
Author:Sachin Tendulkar
Boria Majumdar[1] [2]
Country:India
Language:English
Subject:Autobiography
Genre:Autobiography
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton (worldwide)
Hachette India (In the subcontinent)
Release Date:5 November 2014
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:486
Isbn:978-1-4736-0520-6

Playing It My Way is the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It was launched on 5 November 2014 in Mumbai.[3] [4] [5] The book summarises Tendulkar's early days, his 24 years of international career and aspects of his life that have not been shared publicly.[6] It entered the Limca Book of Records for being the best selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories. In India, it broke the record set by Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs for being the most pre-ordered biographical book, amassing the record by 20,000 orders.[7]

Accuracy

In the book, Tendulkar mentioned that just months before the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Greg Chappell, who was at this time the coach of the Indian cricket team, visited Tendulkar at his home and suggested that he should take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid, then the team captain.[8] Chappell however denied this, stating that he never contemplated Tendulkar replacing Dravid as captain.[9] The book has also been criticised for many factual errors, particularly with the scorecards.[10]

Release

Playing It My Way was released on 6 November 2014. It was entered in the Limca Book of Records for 2016.[11] It was co-written by Sachin Tendulkar himself, and Boria Majumdar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Look: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography . 2 September 2014 . The Indian Express . 2 September 2014 . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903153735/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/first-look-sachin-tendulkars-autobiography/ . live .
  2. Web site: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography to release on November 6 . 2 September 2014 . India Today . 2 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140902182722/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sachin-tendulkar-autobiography-release-test-cricket/1/380476.html . live .
  3. Web site: Sachin Tendulkar's 'Playing It My Way' autobiography to release on November 6 . 2 September 2014 . NDTV . 5 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105194540/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/232571-sachin-tendulkar-book-release-live . dead .
  4. Web site: Sachin Tendulkar to launch his autobiography 'Playing It My Way' on r 6 . 2 September 2014 . Zee News . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083456/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-to-launch-his-autobiography-playing-it-my-way-on-november-6_1463921.html . live .
  5. News: Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography releasing on Nov 6 . 2 September 2014 . The Hindu . 2 September 2014 . 6 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140906155038/http://www.thehindu.com/books/sachin-tendulkars-autobiography-releasing-on-nov-6/article6373111.ece . live .
  6. Web site: Sachin Tendulkar to Write his Autobiography, Playing It My Way . 2 September 2014 . NDTV . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113101/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/229202-sachin-tendulkar-to-write-his-autobiography-playing-it-my-way . live .
  7. Web site: 8 November 2014 . Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography breaks multiple records . 5 April 2016 . The Hindu . 9 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109102031/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sachins-autobiography-playing-it-my-way-breaks-record/article6577497.ece . live .
  8. Book: Tendulkar, Sachin . Playing it my way: my autobiography . Majumdar . Boria . 2014 . Hodder & Stoughton . 978-1-4736-0520-6 . London.
  9. Web site: 5 November 2014 . Tendulkar vs Chappell: We love Sachin, but truth may be coloured by perception . 9 May 2015 . Firstpost . 22 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222214016/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/tendulkar-vs-chappell-we-love-sachin-but-truth-may-be-coloured-by-perception-1787007.html . live .
  10. Web site: Chuzzlewit . S . 8 November 2014 . Sachin Tendulkar's Playing It My Way — A potentially great read ruined by patchy writing . 2 July 2015 . 3 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703104915/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/sachin-tendulkars-playing-it-my-way-a-potentially-great-read-ruined-by-patchy-writing-207901 . live .
  11. Web site: Bestselling adult hardback on release (orders on first day of publication) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818072725/http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=1023 . 18 August 2016 . 30 June 2016 . Limca Book of Records.

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