5 Indian cricketers whose autobiographies we would love to read

Indian cricket in its 86-year-old history has had many characters, who have had a significant impact and given the supporters some cherished memories. A few of them have gone on to pen books which have provided a deeper insight into some of the incidents that dominated their career.

The most recent of them was Sourav Ganguly, whose book titled, " A Century Is Not Good Enough" gave the public a bit more insight into what went behind the decisions he took during his career as captain, his fallout with Greg Chappell and his eventual retirement from the game and then taking over as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

There are several other great players on the Indian cricketing circuit, who have equally interesting stories to tell and elaborate upon and give their side of the stories that have happened in Indian cricket.

Here are five such players who careers and lives would make for interesting reading:

Harbhajan Singh

One of India's greatest match-winners with the ball, Harbhajan Singh has seen a lot of ups-and-downs in a career lasting 18 years in which he took over 400 international wickets. From the highs of the 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he picked up 32 wickets to the lows of the Monkeygate and the Sreesanth 'slap' incident, the off-spinner has been involved in several incidents in Indian cricket, which as a supporter, we would love to know more about.

The contests with Ricky Ponting, the 2011 World Cup win, the Greg Chappell era and his declining stocks in Indian cricket would be some of the other aspects which his supporters and those who followed his career would love to know.

Maybe, someday he would put it all in the open and give his side of the story to many of the incidents that put a distinct mark on his career.

VVS Laxman

Laxman's career would make for interesting reading

One of the pillars of Indian batting in the late 90's and most parts of the 2000s, Laxman's career had many moments which thrilled and disappointed his ardent fan base around the world.

His exploits against Australia, the number of match-winning innings he played late in his career, the partnerships with other members of the Fab 5 are only some of the aspects which fans would love to know about his career.

It also had its fair share of disappointments like his omission from the 2003 World Cup, the controversy that occurred before he retired in 2012 etc, which would be interesting to read from his perspective.

Virender Sehwag

In full flow, few came close to being as destructive as Virender Sehwag

The classic example of a 'see-ball-hit-ball' cricketer, Virender Sehwag seems to have taken the style of play post-retirement, from the cricketing field on to his Twitter platform, where his tweets generate mixed emotions among the public.

During his career, the right-hander gave man moments to savor like the two triple hundreds, his demolition of Ajanta Mendis in Sri Lank and lots more.

There were also other rumors which floated around quite a bit, most notably his alleged rift with MS Dhoni, which even once saw Dhoni bring the entire team to a Press Conference during the 2009 World T20.

Maybe, Sehwag will one day release a book which will be as entertaining as his batting was.

Anil Kumble

Kumble's was a chequered career with many highs and lows

A giant of Indian cricket, in every sense of the word. Anil Kumble was, without doubt, India's biggest match-winner with the ball and a cricketer who Sachin Tendulkar described in his book, as the 'greatest trier he ever played with', during his career.

In an 18-year career, Kumble experienced several highs including becoming the first Indian to claim all 10 wickets in Test innings, leading the side to a first Test win at Perth among others. There were a few disappointments as well like when he was overlooked for Harbhajan Singh during the early 2000s or the disappointment of crashing out early from the 2007 World Cup.

Also interesting to read would be his side to the saga with Virat Kohli that panned during the Champions Trophy last year as well as his handling of the team during the Monkeygate incident of 2008.

Rahul Dravid

Dravid's take on some of the incidents which involved him during his career would make for an interesting read

In a 16-year career, Rahul Dravid was involved in a lot of highs-and-lows, some of which get talked about till date. The partnerships with Laxman, his golden run with the bat at between 2002 and 2006, when he was India's best batsman, bar nobody, the 2003 World Cup and the run to the final could come up for interesting reading.

There were plenty of disappointments as well, most notably the opening round exit from the 2007 World Cup where he was the captain. But the incident which everybody would eagerly wait to read would be the infamous declaration of Sachin Tendulkar on 194 not out during the Multan Test of 2004.

What prompted him to do it and who was involved in the decision-making process would be something that could open a can of worms.