Who is the author of the book “Tendulkar the Cricketer of the Century” released on 23-3-2013 at delhi?

The correct answer is B) Vimal Kumar. He is the author of Tendulkar: The Cricketer of the Century, which was released in Delhi in March 2013, the year of this exam. Since the question tests a current-affairs-style book fact, the answer rests on remembering the release record rather than on any cricket knowledge.

• A) Kapil Dev: He is a former India captain and the 1983 World Cup winner. His own autobiography is Straight from the Heart, not this book.
• C) Shane Watson: He is an Australian all-rounder and has no link to this Indian biography.
• D) Sunil Gavaskar: He is a famous commentator and writer who has authored several cricket books, but this title is not one of them.

The core concept here is the Indian sports and cultural landscape in static and current affairs. For Mains, such books often feed into discussions on sports as soft power and the commercialisation of sporting icons.

Trap: Aspirants pick Gavaskar or Kapil Dev because they are the most-written-about cricketers. Rely on the specific release record, not on the name recognition of the options.