Ranji's Wonderful Bat and Other Stories
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Publishing year : January 2015
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780143333128
- Age Group : Young Reader
- Language : English
- Number of Pages : 160 Pages
I m going to be a Test Cricketer when I grow up,' he told his mother 'of what use will maths be to me? From Koki's prize winning, day saving catch to Ranji's extraordinary bat, from a thrilling race between two beetles to a crocodile with an appetite for
I m going to be a Test Cricketer when I grow up,' he told his mother 'of what use will maths be to me? From Koki's prize winning, day saving catch to Ranji's extraordinary bat, from a thrilling race between two beetles to a crocodile with an appetite for balls, this smashing collection of sports stories, by the country's favourite storyteller, is packed with fun and good cheer. Written in Bond's inimitable style and laced with generous doses of wit and humour, these stories of triumph and sportsmanship, of mischief and friendship, are sure to completely bowl you over.
Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems.
Ruskin Bond was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999, a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
