In 1983, a World Cup triumph was not even in the realms of fantasy. By 2011, it had becomenon-negotiable.Theords of Wankhede explores the evolution of Indian cricket in the 28 years between the twoWorld Cup successes. Seen through the eyes of a former Test cricketer, who has been associatedwith the game for four decades, and a cricket writer with 30 years behind him, this book providesa perspective of the successes and strife, the trials and tribulations that made the journey of Indiancricket so fascinating over the 28 years bookended byord’s and Wankhede. An absorbing revelationfor the millennial, a stab of nostalgia to the middle aged and an essential for the cricket romantic,this bookays bare the conditions thated to India becoming a cricket behemoth.