Wrist Assured - An Autobiography - Hardcover

by Gundappa Vishwanath (Author)

Wrist Assured traces the cricketing journey of wristy genius G.R. Vishwanath

from the dusty by-lanes of erstwhile Bangalore to the most iconic venues

in the world. It offers deep insights into the mind of a champion, and of

the trials and tribulations of an international career that saw both despair

and delight in his very first Test.

Vishwanath followed up a first-innings duck with 137 in the second against

Australia in Kanpur in 1969. The same crowd that had hurled matkas on his

way back in the first innings rose as one to celebrate his century, providing

him his first important lesson-nothing succeeds like success.

His solid middle-class upbringing instilled in Vishwanath a clear sense

of right and wrong which he harnessed throughout his 91-Test career.

Wrist Assured provides a ringside view of what made Vishwanath tick and

why he is one of the most adored and respected cricketers to have graced

the cricketing stage.