Champion cricketer
Matthew Hayden AM, now playing with the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and One-Day levels. He formed one of the most prolific opening partnerships in world Test cricket for Australia with Justin Langer, and in ODI cricket with Adam Gilchrist. Matthew is also the CEO of his own company, The Hayden Way, and ambassador for charitable organisations such as the McGrath Foundation, Macquarie Group Foundation and Champagnat Trust at Marist College, Ashgrove. He has maintained his connection to cricket by becoming the youngest-ever elected board member for both Cricket Australia and Queensland Cricket, with portfolios for Females in Cricket and Indigenous Cricket. He lives in Brisbane with his wife, Kellie, and their three children, Grace, Joshua and Thomas.
MATTHEW Hayden was one of the most commanding batsmen the game has ever seen – and one of its great enigmas. A devout Catholic, and a ruthless on-field sledger. A brutal enforcer, and a soft-hearted family man. The Australian record-holder for highest score in Tests and One Day Internationals, who was at times troubled by self-doubt and doubters. In Standing My Ground, Hayden confronts these contradictions head-on.
He talks frankly about the forces that shaped his journey from fringe international to a giant of the game. He dissects Australia’s tactic of verbal warfare and his own role as a key aggressor, taking us on a privileged tour inside the sporting machine that dominated all comers in a golden age of Australian cricket. This isn’t a predictable ball-by-ball account of a stellar career. Instead, Hayden delivers characteristically direct assessment of the matches and the people that mattered most. He pays homage to great role models like Allan Border and explains his deep connection to controversial Andrew Symonds, but also reveals colourful clashes along the way. He opens up on umpires, the media, superstitions, teammates and opponents with disarming honesty and humour. The country boy from Kingaroy rose to greatness in the cricket world. Here is the superstar batsman, the surfer, fisherman and chef in a book as bold and powerful as the man himself.
ISBN: 9789350290262
Author: Matthew Hayden
Published by: Harper Collins Publishers India
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