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'A Century Is Not Enough' is the autobiography of:
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Answer: Option A — Sourav Ganguly
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"A Century Is Not Enough: My Roller-Coaster Ride to Success" is the autobiography of Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricket captain. It was written with journalist Gautam Bhattacharya and published in 2018.
About the book:
It covers his childhood in Kolkata, his debut Test century at Lord's in 1996, his years as captain (2000-2005), his conflict with coach Greg Chappell, his removal from the team and his comeback.
He describes key moments of his captaincy, such as the 2001 home Test series win against Australia, the famous shirt-waving celebration at Lord's after the NatWest Series final win in 2002, and reaching the 2003 World Cup final.
The book shares lessons on leadership, self-belief and handling setbacks.
About Sourav Ganguly:
- He is nicknamed "Dada", "Prince of Kolkata" and "Maharaja".
- He scored centuries in his first two Tests (131 at Lord's and 136 at Trent Bridge, 1996).
- As captain, he is credited with building a young and aggressive team that included Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan.
- He served as President of the Cricket Association of Bengal and as President of the BCCI (2019-2022).
- He received the Padma Shri in 2004.
Autobiographies of other Indian cricketers:
- V. S. Laxman: "281 and Beyond" (2018), named after his famous 281 at Kolkata in 2001.
- Yuvraj Singh: "The Test of My Life" (2013).
- Sachin Tendulkar: "Playing It My Way" (2014).
- Anil Kumble: "Wide Angle".
- Sunil Gavaskar: "Sunny Days".
- Kapil Dev: "Straight from the Heart".
- Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh have not written well-known autobiographies of this name.
Why not the other options?
- ✗V. S. Laxman's autobiography is "281 and Beyond".
- ✗Virender Sehwag is not the author of this book.
- ✗Harbhajan Singh is not the author of this book.
Quick tip
Remember: "A Century Is Not Enough" = Sourav Ganguly (2018); "281 and Beyond" = V. V. S. Laxman; "The Test of My Life" = Yuvraj Singh.
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This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.