Xtra Time Web Desk : Simon & Schuster India announced today that it will publish Maverick Commissioner: The IPL – Lalit Modi Saga by Boria Majumdar on 20th May, which will be adapted to a feature film by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, the producer of Thalaivi and 83 Films.
Author and noted journalist, Boria Majumdar said, “The success of the IPL has been Indian cricket’s single biggest contribution to the game in the last decade and a half. And this success hasn’t come easy. At the time of its creation all that Commissioner Lalit Modi had to show for was an idea. He was selling a vision and no more. How did the IPL happen? What are the backstories and how it subsequently went wrong for Modi? Years of research and hundreds of interviews have resulted in this book. And most importantly this is my first book which is being turned into a feature film. So all I will say is I am delighted and hope the readers enjoy reading this untold story.”
Speaking about the book, Vishnu Vardhan Induri added, “Winning the 1983 World Cup was just the tip of the iceberg. No one in the world could believe that a few years down the line India would rule the world of cricket. Almost a quarter century later came the Neil Armstrong moment of cricket. Formation of the biggest cricket league in the world—the Indian Premier league. It changed the cricketing world forever. The book Maverick Commissioner: The IPL – Lalit Modi Saga by India’s ace sports journalist Boria Majumdar is a fascinating account of the creation of the world’s biggest cricketing mela IPL and insights about the man behind the show—Lalit Modi. Elated to announce that we are adapting this amazing book into a feature film.”
Rahul Srivastava, MD, Simon & Schuster India further added, “If you are a cricket fan you want to know more about the IPL and Lalit Modi. How it all happened and then what went wrong. In this extraordinary blow by blow account of those years, the story is pieced together like never before. We, at Simon & Schuster India, are delighted to publish Maverick Commissioner: The IPL – Lalit Modi Saga and expand our association with Boria. The book will soon be made into a feature film.”