Sport is never just about sweat and skill visible on the turf, it is also about history, society, logistics and obviously involves a lot of thought. The back-story is as important as the one that is visible to us and over the past few years many writers have attempted to dissect the elements that constitute sport, both as an athletic endeavour and as an object of viewing pleasure.
Stephen Mumford’s Watching Sport and closer home Binoo K. John’s Top Game have all been wonderful accompaniments that aid in the deciphering of sport at many levels. In this list of ‘prise-open-sport-and-you-will-be-rewarded’ ventures, Nandan Kamath hustles in with the energy of the junior cricketer he once was and the lawyer and sports entrepreneur that he is now.
