Late swing

Wasim Akram's readable memoir reveals little that is new while strengthening the myths of old

Sultan: A Memoir

Author: Wasim Akram with Gideon Haigh

Publisher: Harper Sport

Pages: 304  

Price: Rs 699

Andre Agassi’s autobiography Open,written 12 years ago, single-handedly transformed the sports memoir world. Told in a disarmingly simple way, the book details Agassi’s borderline abusive relationship with his father-coach, his hatred for tennis, the multiple Grand Slams and his use of methamphetamine late in his career. It shattered the idea of a sports star, let alone one of global acclaim, painting them as real people, with real problems just like all of us.  

In the post-Open memoirverse, every sports memoir must begin with the promise of revelation, even if