FAMOUS SPORTS AND THEIR BOOKS • Azhar: The Authorized Biography of Mohammad

Azharuddin by Harsha Bhogle

Cricket Wasim Akram
• Sachin Tendulkar • Sultan: A Memoir
o Playing It My Way (Autobiography) Shahid Afridi
• MS Dhoni • Game Changer
o The Untold Story by Bharat Sundaresan Chris Gayle
and others (Biography) o Six Machine: I Don’t Like Cricket... I Love
• Ricky Ponting It
o At the Close of Play (Autobiography) • Brian Lara
• Virat Kohli o Beating the Field: My Own Story
o Virat Kohli: The Making of a Champion by • Viv Richards
Neeraj Jha and Vidhanshu Kumar o Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography
(Biography)
• Shane Warne Football (Soccer)
o No Spin (Autobiography) • Cristiano Ronaldo
• Kevin Pietersen o Moments (Autobiographical insights and
o KP: The Autobiography career highlights)
• Imran Khan • Lionel Messi
o Pakistan: A Personal History o Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who
• Sunil Gavaskar Became a Legend by Luca Caioli
o Sunny Days (Autobiography) (Biography)
• Alex Ferguson
Rohit Sharma o My Autobiography
• The Hitman: Rohit Sharma Story by Vijay Lokapally • Pelé
Sunil Gavaskar o Why Soccer Matters
• Sunny Days: An Autobiography • Zlatan Ibrahimović
• Runs ‘n’ Ruins o I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović
Kapil Dev • Diego Maradona
• Straight from the Heart o Touched by God: How We Won the Mexico
• We, the Sikhs (Co-authored with Sarbpreet Singh) '86 World Cup
VVS Laxman • Thierry Henry
• 281 and Beyond (Autobiography) o Lonely at the Top: A Biography of Thierry
Sourav Ganguly Henry by Philippe Auclair
• A Century Is Not Enough: My Roller-Coaster Ride • Jose Mourinho
to Success o Mourinho by Jose Mourinho
Yuvraj Singh • Megan Rapinoe
• The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and o One Life
Back
Harbhajan Singh
• Bhajji by Vijay Lokapally (Biography) Tennis
Rahul Dravid • Andre Agassi
• The Nice Guy Who Finished First by Devendra o Open (Autobiography)
Prabhudesai (Biography) • Serena Williams
Anil Kumble o On the Line (Autobiography)
• Wide Angle: Anil Kumble’s Photo Journeys • Roger Federer
Mohammad Azharuddin

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 o Federer by Christopher Clarey INDIAN FEMALE SPORTS PERSONALITIES
(Biography) Cricket
• Mithali Raj
Basketball o Unguarded (Autobiography)
• Kobe Bryant o Captures the journey of one of India’s
o The Mamba Mentality: How I Play greatest female cricketers and her role in
• Michael Jordan transforming women’s cricket in India.
o Driven from Within • Harmanpreet Kaur
• LeBron James o The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s
o Shooting Stars Cricket in India by Karunya Keshav and
Sidhanta Patnaik (Features her story and
Athletics others).
• Usain Bolt
o Faster Than Lightning: My Autobiography Badminton
• Mo Farah • Saina Nehwal
o Twin Ambitions: My Autobiography o Playing to Win: My Life On and Off Court
(Autobiography)
Boxing o Chronicles her rise to becoming a
• Muhammad Ali badminton champion and the challenges
o The Soul of a Butterfly (With Hana she faced.
Yasmeen Ali) • P.V. Sindhu
• Mike Tyson o Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match
o Undisputed Truth Count by V. Krishnaswamy (Biography)
• Floyd Mayweather o Offers insight into Sindhu’s inspiring
o Mayweather: The Making of Money journey to becoming an Olympic medalist.

Golf Athletics
• Tiger Woods • P.T. Usha
o The 1997 Masters: My Story (With Lorne o Golden Girl: The Autobiography of P.T.
Rubenstein) Usha
o A rare account of the hurdles and triumphs
Formula 1 (Motorsport) of one of India’s finest athletes.
• Lewis Hamilton • Dutee Chand
o Lewis Hamilton: My Story o Featured in Fiercely Female: The Dutee
• Niki Lauda Chand Story by Sundeep Mishra.
o To Hell and Back o Chronicles her journey, including her
struggles with gender identity and
becoming India’s sprinting sensation.

Boxing
• Mary Kom
o Unbreakable (Autobiography)
o A heartfelt narrative of her life, struggles,
and victories as a world boxing champion
and Olympic medalist.

Tennis
• Sania Mirza

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 o Ace Against Odds (Autobiography) o Explores the evolution of women’s cricket
o Explores her life as a tennis player, her in India, featuring legends like Mithali Raj
journey to becoming an icon, and breaking and Harmanpreet Kaur.
stereotypes in Indian sports.

Wrestling
• Geeta Phogat
o Akhada: The Authorized Biography of EOR
Mahavir Singh Phogat by Saurabh Duggal.
o While focusing on her father and coach,
this book also details Geeta’s inspiring
journey to becoming India’s first female
wrestler to qualify for the Olympics.

Weightlifting
• Karnam Malleswari
o No dedicated autobiography yet, but her
achievements are documented in various
books about Indian sports pioneers.

Shooting
• Avani Lekhara
o Aiming High (Autobiography)
o Chronicles her journey from a life-
changing accident to becoming India’s first
female Paralympic gold medalist.

Other Sports
• Deepa Malik (Paralympics)
o Courage Beyond Compare by Sundeep
Misra (Features her story).
o Highlights her achievements as India’s first
female Paralympic medalist.
• Rani Rampal (Hockey)
o The Captain’s Diary: India’s Hockey Stars
(Featuring her journey and leadership).
o Covers her rise as one of India’s finest
hockey players.

Inspirational Anthologies Featuring Indian Female

Athletes
• She Dared: Women in Indian Sports by Abhishek
Dubey
o Profiles multiple women, including Sania
Mirza, Saina Nehwal, and Mary Kom.
• The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s
Cricket in India by Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta
Patnaik

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