75. An Interview with Arjun Hemmady of ‘Captain Khadoos’ fame

Welcome to Episode 75 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast. On the podcast today joining me is Arjun Hemmady. He is a Mumbai based full-time finance professional with a deep love of writing and all things cricket. Arjun loves reading, watching cricket, creating and spreading memes and also does a bit of writing along the way. So let's hop on to understand more about him and his book, 'Captain Khadoos. His latest book, 'Captain Khadoos' is a cricket-based fiction novel with a background in mental health and is a fiction book set in 2025. It revolves around the journey of its protagonist Suraj Bhatkal, a cricketer aiming to make a comeback to the Indian team. The book encapsulates the protagonist’s journey of becoming a cricketer, the trials and tribulations of being a cricketer and the associated glitz, glamour, the ups and downs too and everything that comes with cricket in India. What really works for the book and something that kept me hooked on was the narrative style, the characterization of the leads, the cricketing analogies, the simple yet very engaging storyline and the writing technique employed by Arjun, the discussion on mental health, it being set in the future and a lot more aspects that really sets this book apart. The name “Captain Khadoos " has its own narrative and significance and to get to know that, it is essential to pick this book and give it a go. The comprehensive interview is a candid discussion with Arjun that has us covering a plethora of topics and you wouldn't want to miss out on this one! On that note, do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram and @neverontheback1 on Twitter for the latest facts, trivia, quizzes, terminology, retweets, fresh tweets and a lot more coming up this cricket season. Stay safe and take care, listeners ❤️