A coffee table book titled 'Defying the Paradigm' has been written on BCCI chief and India Cements Vice Chairman and MD N. Srinivasan's fifty years of building his company. The book was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Pazhaniswamy and the first copy was presented to Indian Cricketing great Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Speaking at the occasion Dhoni praised N. Srinivasan stating that one may love him or hate him but no one can ignore him and he belongs to the category that loves him. On being picked to lead Chennai Super Kings the Thala of cricket stated that his all round game improved due to understanding the South Indian culture. He explained that while aggression came from his home state Tamil Nadu made him more conservative and inspired him to work harder and play straightforward cricket.