Sultan tells the story of cricket’s greatest left-arm bowler, and one of its greatest survivors, who was chosen from the streets of Lahore and groomed by Imran Khan to become champion of the world – man of the match in the final of the 1992 World Cup. Along the way were unforgettable rivalries with the greatest of his time, from Viv Richards and Ian Botham to Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. Wasim Akram tells his story against a backdrop of conspiracy and intrigue over ball tampering and match-fixing, about which Wasim finally sets the story straight.

Wasim also talks frankly about the crumbling and rebuilding of his private life, marred by the tragedy of his first wife’s death and the torment of addiction. The result is an unprecedented insight into the life of a cricketer who revolutionised the game with his speed and swing, and a patriot buoyed and burdened by the expectation of one of the game’s most fanatical publics.

We need to deconstruct the past in order to understand the present – and everything from slavery to the ‘discovery’ of America has had a profound impact on the White thinking that still dominates today.

In his book, World Cup winning footballer and anti-racism activist, Lilian Thuram investigates how our past has impacted the present and examines how we can move forward inclusively in order to challenge White thinking.

In White Thinking, Thuram builds on academic research and his own personal experience to show the damage caused by racial thinking. He invites White people to take the unfamiliar step of considering their race, acknowledging that being White impacts the way they see the world.

Racism is seen across sport, education, politics and more – and Thuram includes examples from his time in the public eye as an international footballer to demonstrate what still needs to change. He presents a new way forward – one that involves acknowledging the past, addressing the way things are, and helping to create an inclusive future liberated from White thinking.