 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Aravind Adiga |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fictional |
| Publisher | Picador (UK) HarperCollins (India) |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (paperback, hardback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-93-5177-828-8 |
Selection Day is a 2016 sports fiction novel written by Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga. It was shortlisted along with four other writers for the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.[1] It tells the story of Mohan Kumar, a chutney seller who trains his two sons: Manju Kumar and Radha Krishna for Mumbai's under-19 cricket team. Here Manju meets his rival, Javed.[2] It was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name.
- ^ "Aravind Adiga's Selection Day shortlisted for DSC Prize; Perumal Murugan's Pyre fails to make cut". Firstpost. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Selection Day. Simon and Schuster. 6 June 2017. ISBN 9781501150845. Retrieved 9 August 2018.