Updated On: 19 May, 2019 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Aastha Atray Banan
A new illustrated book tries to tell the story of cricket in such a way that you see it less as glam sport, more as breaker of barriers

An illustration from the book
Our main goal is to sensitise young people towards heritage," says Tania Kamath, who, with illustrator Swati Namjoshi, is behind the book Flashback: Cricket (Indian Innings and Happenings Over Two Centuries). Kamath, who also runs the non-profit Watering Can Foundation which has published the book, says they picked cricket as a subject as it has national appeal. "We had a done a book called Flashback: Pune, which was all about the city's heritage and it did well with young people. So, we decided to take on cricket, and unearth why are all of us fascinated with it. It took us 18 months, and we found some interesting stuff," says Kamath.

Young children who met CD Gopinath, the sole surviving member of the team that won the first Test match ever in Indian history