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A book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis” by Anindya Dutta

Anindya Dutta, a banker turned author, penned a new book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”, a chronicle of Indian Tennis. Advantage India is a well-researched account of the journey of Indian tennis, with a special section on the Doubles game and on women’s tennis in India. The book is published by Westland publications.

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The essence of the book:

  • The book provides an extensive history of Indian tennis on both men’s and women’s side.
  • The book is the result of the detailed research of Anindya Dutta on the data from the archives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and British newspapers from the past 200 years.
  • The book features pre-independence players like Mohammed Sleem, the Fyzee brothers, S.M. Jacob and Ghaus Mohammed and tennis icons like Dilip Bose, Sumant Misra, Naresh Kumar and Ramanathan Krishnan.
  • This also features Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza who transformed Women’s Tennis in India.

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