A Memoir of Brotherhood, Belief & Balance
Not a book about winning matches. A book about showing up—week after week, year after year—when life pulls you in different directions.
Corporate Professional & Lifelong Cricketer
Faiz Ahmed is a corporate professional, lifelong cricketer, and a silent observer of moments that often pass unnoticed. Having moved to Bangalore in the early 2000s, his journey has unfolded alongside the city's own transformation—from empty grounds and small tea stalls to crowded highways and corporate cricket leagues.
A devoted shishya of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Faiz views life through the lens of guidance received not always through words, but through presence, timing, and inner stillness.
Often choosing to stand just outside the spotlight, he writes as the invisible eleventh man—watching teams form, friendships deepen, and purpose reveal itself over time. Sumeru Sabers is his attempt to preserve memories before they fade, and to remind readers that sometimes, the most meaningful journeys are the ones quietly lived.
Sumeru Sabers is not a book about winning matches. It is a book about showing up—week after week, year after year—when life pulls you in different directions.
Set against the changing landscape of Bangalore and the quiet influence of the Art of Living Ashram, this memoir traces the journey of a corporate cricket team that began as an escape and slowly became a way of understanding life.
Through early morning grounds, unpaid match fees, disappearing tea stalls, and friendships tested by time, the story captures what it means to hold on to passion while carrying responsibility. The players change. The city transforms. Roles shift. Yet something essential remains—a belief that purpose reveals itself not in grand moments, but in shared silences, small sacrifices, and unwavering faith.
Told through the eyes of the invisible eleventh man — a story for anyone who has loved something deeply, struggled to protect it, and stayed long enough to see it become a part of who they are.
Showing up matters more than winning.
Purpose reveals itself in shared silences.
The quiet journey is the truest one.
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