Playing It My Way

Playing It My Way is the memoir of former Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar, which was unveiled on 5 November 2014 in Mumbai. This publication details Tendulkar's formative years, his extensive 24-year tenure in international cricket, and shares previously unrevealed personal reflections. The book achieved notable commercial success, earning a place in the Limca Book of Records as the top-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction genres. In India, it broke the existing pre-order record for biographical works, surpassing Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography with more than 20,000 advance copies ordered.

Accuracy

Within the memoir, Tendulkar recounts that several months prior to the 2007 Cricket World Cup, then-Indian coach Greg Chappell visited him at his residence and proposed that he assume captaincy from Rahul Dravid. However, Chappell has refuted any suggestion that he considered Tendulkar as Dravid's successor. The book has attracted criticism due to inaccuracies, particularly concerning scorecard details.

Release

Playing It My Way was published on 6 November 2014 and subsequently entered the Limca Book of Records in 2016 for achieving the highest number of adult hardback sales on its debut day. The autobiography was co-authored by Sachin Tendulkar alongside Boria Majumdar.