1971: The Beginning of India's Cricketing Greatness chronicles the historic year when Indian cricket announced itself as a serious force on the international stage. The book focuses on India's landmark Test-series victories against the West Indies and England in 1971—two overseas triumphs that transformed the perception of Indian cricket.

Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya combine match action with the personalities and behind-the-scenes drama of the tours. The narrative features Ajit Wadekar, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Dilip Sardesai, Salim Durani, Gundappa Viswanath, Farokh Engineer, Eknath Solkar, Abid Ali, the famous spin quartet of Bishan Singh Bedi, E.A.S. Prasanna, B.S. Chandrasekhar and S. Venkataraghavan, along with Sunil Gavaskar's Test debut.