Legendary cricket icon Syed Kirmani releases autobiography on 75th birthday

Legendary cricket icon Syed Kirmani releases autobiography on 75th birthday

Legendary former Indian wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani, one of the players who led India to win the 1983 Cricket World Cup released his autobiography titled ‘Stumped: Life Behind and Beyond the Twenty-Two Yards’ on Sunday, December 29.

The book offers personal glimpses of his life shaping not just his cricketing journey but the experiences that shaped him both on and off the field.

Kirmani reminisces days from playing gully cricket in the streets of Hyderabad and Bengaluru to international cricket grounds.

“Everybody goes through good times, bad times, ups and downs – this is the untold story of my life. The true facts without any bias or prejudice” said Kirmani about the book. The book explores the triumphs and trials of Syed Kirmani’s extraordinary journey, offering readers a glimpse beyond the stumps into a career that defined an era of transformation in Indian cricket and shaped him into the iconic cricketer he is today. 

“There are quite a few surprises in the book where the reaction from fans will be ‘Oh my God, is this what happened?’” said Syed Kirmani.

The book, which was launched on his 75th birthday promises to reveal intense and heartfelt anecdotes from his career bringing the audiences a never-seen-before look into the world of ‘80s cricket.

Published by Penguin Play and priced at Rs 499 the book took five years to make for Kirmani and his co-authors Debashish Sengupta and Dakshesh Pathak.

The event witnessed the presence of legendary cricketers, EAS Prasanna, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, among several others.

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