The correct answer is: A. Vijay Santhanam
Vijay Santhanam is a journalist and author who has written extensively on cricket. He is the author of the book ‘If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God’, which is a biography of Sachin Tendulkar. The book was published in 2013 and was well-received by critics.
Shyam Balasubramanian is a cricket writer and commentator. He has written several books on cricket, including ‘The Sachin Tendulkar Story’ and ‘The Little Master’. However, he is not the author of the book ‘If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God’.
Option C is incorrect because both Vijay Santhanam and Shyam Balasubramanian are not the authors of the book ‘If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God’.
Option D is incorrect because Vijay Santhanam is the author of the book ‘If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God’.