When the younger players in India’s cricket team learnthat mid-level advertising executive Zoya Singh Solankiwas born at the exact moment that India clinched theWorld Cup, back in ’83, they are intrigued; when eatingbreakfast with her is followed by victories on the field,they are impressed; and when not eating with her resultsin defeat, they are convinced she’s their lucky charm.Between them and the eccentric IBCC president theycoax Zoya to accompany the Indian team to Australiafor the tenth ICC World Cup on an all-expenses-paidholiday, on the condition that she breakfast with thembefore every match. Worshipped by her fans, andvilified by the other competing teams, Zoya strugglesvaliantly to do her bit for Indian cricket. Now if onlyNikhil Khoda, the erratically brilliant captain, wouldstop clashing with her and telling her that he doesn’tneed luck to win the World Cup…
Author Bio
Anuja Chauhan was born in Meerut and went to school inMeerut, Delhi and Melbourne. She has worked inadvertising for over seventeen years and has created manypopular ad campaigns for PepsiCo, including ‘NothingOfficial About it’, ‘Yeh Dil Maange More’, ‘Oye Bubbly’, ‘Darrke aage jeet hai’, and ‘Live it Abhi’. Her previous books,all bestsellers, have been optioned by major BollywoodstudiosShe lives outside Bangalore with her husband Niret Alva,their three teenagers, two dogs, two cats and numerousgirgits.
