title: Third Man: Recollections from a Life in Cricket
author: V Ramnarayan
description: In 1975, V Ramnarayan who came from a proud cricketing tradition in his native Madras (now Chennai) made his debut as an off-spinner for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy. Over the next few years, he was the leading wicket taker for the team. In an era when India s legendary spin quartet reigned supreme, Ramnarayan remained the third choice off-spinner behind the legendary EAS Prasanna and S Venkataraghavan.
zlib_text: > BHARAT SUNDARESAN
  
  > THE DHONI TOUCH
  
   _Unravelling the Enigma That Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni_
  
   _Foreword by Ravi Shastri_
  
    
  
  PENGUIN BOOKS
  
  Contents
  
  >  _A Note on the Author_
  
  >  _Foreword_
  
  >  _Introduction_
  
  > 1\. The Hair-raising Tale of Mahi
  
  > 2\. The MECON Boy
  
  > 3\. The Portrait of a Cricketer as a Young Boy
  
  > 4\. Prime Time
  
  > 5\. The _Fauji_ Captain
  
  > 6\. The Mahi Way
  
  > 7\. A Captain Comes into His Own
  
  > 8\. Pythagoras behind the Stumps
  
  > 9\. _Thala_
  
  > 10\. The Man Emerges
  
  >  _Footnotes_
  
  >  _2\. The MECON Boy_
  
  >  _3\. The Portrait of a Cricketer as a Young Boy_
  
  >  _4\. Prime Time_
  
  >  _7\. A Captain Comes into His Own_
  
  >  _8\. Pythagoras behind the Stumps_
  
  >  _9\. Thala_
  
  >  _10\. The Man Emerges_
  
  >  _Acknowledgements_
  
  >  _Follow Penguin_
  
  >  _Copyright_
  
  > A Note on the Author
  
  Bharat Sundaresan lives for West Indian cricket and pro wrestling, and is a
  raconteur of all things and metal music. He has covered cricket for the
  _Indian Express_ for the last ten 