The Devil’s Pack

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In this book, Balvinder Singh Sandhu, who used the new ball to such telling effect in World Cup '83, talks about his team- mates – describing how he saw them from up close. He reveals some hitherto unknown and interesting facts about the players of that crack squad and how they dealt with stress, behaved off the field and egged each other on to excel. He narrates quite a few anecdotes too. The Devil's Pack is the story of cricketers with a human face who excelled themselves to become world beaters. Co-written and narrated by one of the players of the '83 World Cup winning team Reveals unknown facets of the players of the '83 Indian cricket team Hilarious, insightful and touching A first-person account of the historic World Cup win Mentions the off-the-field antics of the '83 players Contains some previously unseen photographs of the team, including pictures of the World Cup win Includes a foreword by Sachin Tendulkar Former India test cricketer, Balvinder Singh Sandhu played a significant role in India's win in the 1983 World Cup. He was head coach at NCA and has guided the fortunes of Mumbai, Maharashtra, Orissa, Baroda and MP in the Ranji Trophy championships. He has also held development camps in Goa, Punjab, Assam and of course, was chief coach in the MCA - Mafatlal scheme. At present, Sandhu is a member of the Cricket Improvement Committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

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Austin Coutinho is a sportswriter, cartoonist and sports administrator. Employed with Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mumbai, he is a professionally qualified PR man and is at present the Deputy Manager – Customer Relations Management there. A Ranji probable for Mumbai in the early 1980s, he was a pace bowler, partnering B.S. Sandhu with the new ball for RCF as well as club side, Karnataka SA.