"The Winning Innings of Life: Lessons Beyond the Pitch" by Subhakanta Dhal is a well researched effort to explain the manner in which cricket reflects various facets of the same. In this powerfully written book, Dhal explores the effective strategies and principles of cricket, the game, as well as its relation with daily endeavours, thereby giving the readers an inspiring account of the process of transformation. The book is based on Dhal’s love for the game and his knowledge of philosophy to impart lessons in life using cricket as the medium. The above piece titled as ‘The Winning Innings of Life’ not only jots down the glimpses of this interesting sport, cricket but also enshrines the ways to achieve the successful innings of the life. Dhal takes tricks of life and makes them simple so that people may follow them and use the spirit of cricket to empower them in their business endeavors and in their lives.