India, Feb. 10 -- Author : Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Patnaik

Publisher : Westland Sport, Rs 799

The Fire Burns Blue reads like cricket commentary in classic mould and offers detailed history of women's cricket in India, writes GAUTAM MUKHERJEE

The 2017 World Cup, and India playing in the finals, was the moment when Indian Women's Cricket finally arrived. That it was mostly a gender stereotype that kept this sport from being taken seriously as something women could excel in is a sad thing. India has been gradually led, by the example of other cricketing nations, to offer it patronage and facilities.

Similarly, other sports such as Wrestling, Shooting, Boxing, Kabaddi, Fencing, Tennis, Badminton, even Athletics and Gymnastics, in whic...