KL Rahul is the 'Cricketer of the Year' in the sixth edition of Wisden India Almanack, which has just been released.
The attention he receives goes beyond mere adulation and enters the world of veneration. Is any deity ever worshipped more, asks Mike Selvey, former English Test cricketer, now the cricket correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, in his column for the Wisden India Almanack 2013 first edition to be released on Sunday. Exclusive to Rediff.com
The other winners from Asia are Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman, Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne and Afghanistan Rashid Khan.
Rahul Dravid and Sharmila Tagore, wife of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has launched a book on the former India captain titled 'Pataudi: Nawab of Cricket', at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur.