The Double Wicket Crazy Cricket - Udupi Open: How a Weekend Game Became a Movement

By Sanjay Bhandarkar K

It was supposed to be a weekend cricket game.

Then 10 teams showed up.

Then 20.

Then 50.

Then 100.

And suddenly, nobody knew where the next match would be played.

The Udupi Open tells the fictional story of Vivek Rao, a founder who turns an improvised two-a-side cricket game from a Bengaluru office terrace into a town-wide tournament.

Two players per side. Five or six overs. Fours. Sixers. King Balls. Reverse Shots. Sudden Death.

And rules that keep changing because reality keeps breaking them.

What begins with a few colleagues becomes a tournament involving companies, volunteers, sponsors, spectators and an entire community.

But the real story isn't cricket.

It's what happens when a small idea gets bigger than the plan built for it.

How do you scale without losing what made the idea special?

What do you do when demand suddenly exceeds capacity?

When should you follow the original plan-and when should you rewrite it?

The Udupi Open is a story about entrepreneurship, leadership, experimentation, community and the unpredictable journey from small fire to movement.

A story about building something before knowing how big it can become-and having the courage to let reality reshape the plan.

Build small. Build honestly. Let the world decide the size.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJ9TWJWZ
• ISBN13: 9798173053961
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"