With a story that pans out more like a Bollywood film, Rajendra is ready turn his main protagonist star cricketer Tarun Krishnan's adventures into a franchise after his debut novel "Doosra".
The tale about a billion-dollar cricket league in a fictitious island called Palmyra and run by a filthy rich Arab sheikh called Abdel Rafter al Rafter, the tome is not a production from the "whodunit" stable. Rather it reads more like an edge-of-the-seat thriller with detailed account of how the guilty will be nabbed.
Hero of the story Krishnan assisted by Tech whiz kid Sunny Khare will save the image of the 'Glorious Game' from being tarnished by high-profile international mafia.
How they emerge successful in their mission is for the readers to find out but we can surely discuss some interesting facts about the book.
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The author has thought of innovative names for the T20 league teams. They range from Violet Super Heroes to Yellow Scorchers to Orange Speeders, and Red Shooters.
The author's fascination for hi-tec gizmos is reflected in how the character of Sunny Khare evolves.
The book also seems to be inspired from real life characters and incidents.