Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel
{{Short description|Anthological biography}}
{{Infobox book|
| name = Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel
| image = Rahul Dravid, Timeless Steel, Book Cover.jpeg
| author = Rahul Dravid, Sambit Bal, Sanjay Bangar and others
| cover_artist = Harish Mohan
| country = India
| language = English
| genre = Biography, Anthology
| publisher = The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd.
| release_date = July 2012
| media_type = Print Hardback
| pages = 256 pp (including an 18-page photo gallery)
| isbn = 978-93-81810-78-1
}}
Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel is an anthological biography about the Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid published in 2012 by The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd. and ESPN Cricinfo.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/site/rahuldravid.html |title=Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel" from Cricinfo |publisher=Espncricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-10}} The new book on Rahul Dravid, an anthology of articles written by cricketers, historians and journalists. Dravid's wife Vijeeta has also contributed to the book in a chapter titled "The perfectionist".
Reviews
The book received generally favourable reviews in the media. IBNlive.com called it an "apt, well compiled ode to the legend."{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rahul-dravid--timeless-steel-an-apt-ode-to-the-legend/275710-40-101.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802004244/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rahul-dravid--timeless-steel-an-apt-ode-to-the-legend/275710-40-101.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-02|title=Rahul Dravid - Timeless Steel is an apt, well compiled ode to the legend}} Times of India called it a "must-read for those who want get a peek into the life" of Dravid,{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550367_1_rahul-dravid-cricketer-talent|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126061112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550367_1_rahul-dravid-cricketer-talent|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-26|work=The Times of India|title=The Wall in black & white, and some colour}} but deemed Greg Chappell's article controversial.{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550584_1_greg-chappell-rahul-dravid-successful-skipper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009233056/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550584_1_greg-chappell-rahul-dravid-successful-skipper|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-09|work=The Times of India|title=
Rahul Dravid's success wasn't universally enjoyed by the team: Greg Chappell}} TheSportsCampus.com singled out two articles as outstanding - The Bradman Oration and the piece by Ed Smith, Dravid's Kent team-mate.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/2012071722984/articles/rahul-dravid-timeless-steel-book-review|title=Rahul Dravid : Timeless Steel - Book Review}} Myquickreviews.com listed the quality of the pieces and the writing along with the rare pictures as pros but listed the fact that it is a collection of already published articles as a con.{{cite web|url=http://www.myquickreviewz.com/64/rahul-dravid-timeless-steel-review/|title=Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel Review}} Sportskeeda.com gave a mixed review, saying that the book understated the role of Dravid in ODIs - in general and as a wicketkeeper. Also, his role as a mentor is not reflected. It concludes by saying "the book is not definitive; it is not supposed to be."{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/07/25/reviewing-rahul-dravid-timeless-steel/?ref=more-from-sport|title=Book Review: Rahul Dravid – Timeless Steel}}
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Category:2012 non-fiction books