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'Wide Angle' is a book by which Indian cricketer?
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Answer: Option C — Anil Kumble
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"Wide Angle" is a book by the Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, published in 2001, in which he shares his cricket career and experiences from his own point of view. Kumble is also a keen wildlife photographer.
About Anil Kumble:
- He was born on 17 October 1970 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, and studied mechanical engineering.
- He is nicknamed "Jumbo".
- He took 619 Test wickets, the most by an Indian bowler, and 337 ODI wickets.
- On 7 February 1999, he took all 10 wickets in an innings (10 for 74) against Pakistan in Delhi, becoming the second bowler in Test history to do so, after Jim Laker.
- In 2002, he bowled with a broken jaw against the West Indies in Antigua and dismissed Brian Lara.
- He captained India in 14 Tests (2007-2008).
- He was head coach of the Indian men's team (2016-2017) and later chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.
- He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2015 and received the Padma Shri in 2005.
- He is involved in wildlife conservation and was vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Wildlife Board.
Books by other Indian cricketers:
- Sachin Tendulkar: "Playing It My Way".
- Sunil Gavaskar: "Sunny Days".
- Kapil Dev: "Straight from the Heart".
- Sourav Ganguly: "A Century Is Not Enough".
- V. S. Laxman: "281 and Beyond".
- Rahul Dravid's biography: "The Nice Guy Who Finished First" (by Devendra Prabhudesai).
- Ravichandran Ashwin: "I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story" (2024).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Javagal Srinath, Kumble's Karnataka team-mate, did not write "Wide Angle".
- ✗Rahul Dravid's life is told in "The Nice Guy Who Finished First".
- ✗Harbhajan Singh is not the author of "Wide Angle".
Quick tip
Remember: "Wide Angle" = Anil Kumble (2001); Kumble = 619 Test wickets, 10/74 vs Pakistan (1999); "I Have the Streets" = R. Ashwin.
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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.