This book wasn’t written to impress — it was written because life, much like cricket, doesn’t give you a script. One day you're smashing sixes over deep mid-wicket. The next, you're back in the pavilion because you forgot to cover your off stump.
I didn’t grow up with all the answers — just like a young bowler trying to figure out the right length in his first over. I’ve had collapses, bad umpiring calls (a.k.a. bad luck), run-outs (some my fault, some others’), and even rain delays that paused everything. But I also had partnerships that saved my innings. A few lucky edges that found the boundary. And somehow, a career average that’s still improving.
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This book is my dressing-room conversation with you. It’s what I wish someone had told me when I was caught at slip early in life. It’s about understanding that your twenties may be the powerplay, but you need technique for the middle overs. That your mental health is your bat — without it, you can’t even defend. That money is the scoreboard — not the game. And that meaning, like winning a Test in the 5th day’s last session, takes resilience.

Every chapter is a match situation — and every idea, a shot selection. You’ll find moments to block, to leave, to pull, to reverse sweep, and occasionally, to sledge the bowler life throws at you.

If you're here for humor, you'll find it. If you're here for strategy, it’s padded up too. But above all, if you're looking for an honest playbook on how to survive the innings of life — then welcome to the crease.

Take guard. Eyes on the ball. This one’s for keeps.

Let’s begin.