Sacred Games is the winner of the Hutch Crossword Book Award 2006 in the English Fiction category; the winner of a 2007 Salon Book Award; and a Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. It is also included in:
"Books of the Year," The Independent (UK)
"Books of the Year," Financial Times (UK)
"Pick of the Month," January 2007, Booksense (USA)
"10 Best Asian Books of 2006," Time Magazine (Asia Edition)
"Best Fiction of 2006," Guardian (USA)
"The Fiction List for 2006," Bloomberg.com (USA)
"Notable Books," Sahara Time (India)
"Fiction of the Year," Business Standard (India)
"Best Books," Man's World (India)
"Roll of Honour," The Financial Express (India)
"Notable Books," San Francisco Chronicle (USA)