Devendra Prabhudesai

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Devendra Prabhudesai is an Indian biographer and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for BCCI in Mumbai, India. [1]

Prabhudesai's first book was An Umpire Remembers- the autobiography of Piloo Reporter. It was published by Rupa and is sponsored by Castrol India Limited. [2] He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup [3] and wrote a biography of cricketer Rahul Dravid titled The Nice Guy who finished first. [2] [4] [5]

His 2009 book SMG is about cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, former captain of the Indian cricket team. [6] and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro. [7] Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero. [1] The subject of the book, Gavaskar, said of the author: "Devendra, there are some things you know about me which I didn't know myself. Just goes to show how much effort you put in this compilation." [1] A write-up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library." [1] Another write-up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture." [8]

Prabhudesai is an alumnus of IES English Medium School, Dadar, commonly known as King George High School.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vijay Lokpally Sunny days again; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu
  2. 1 2 Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com
  3. ↑ "Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition". 16 March 2007. The 2007 edition of the quadrennial cricket paroxysm has unleashed one apiece by veteran commentator Ashis Ray and Mumbai-based writer Devendra Prabhudesai." "Prabhudesai's book starts with two negatives. On the cover legendary cricket photographer Patrick Eagar has been rendered as Eadgar, and it marks a shoddy beginning. The book itself is hard-bound and cumbersome ovate in shape, which means you have to be firmly ensconced, preferably in a deep armchair, to delve any further.
  4. ↑ November 18, 2005 Times of India
  5. ↑ "Dravid, said: It is very embarrassing to be sitting up there and hearing nice things being spoken about you. The lessons from this book could well be `follow your passion and if you work well on your hobby who knows may be you might make a living out of it.' I guess I am the luckiest person in the world to follow my hobby as my livelihood, at least for a part of my life." Nov 18, 2005 The Hindu
  6. ↑ I’ll always feel safe in my homeland: Tendulkar Online International News Network Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Picture by Rons Bantwal Daijiworld.com
  8. ↑ S. Thyagarahan (June 6, 2009). "Spirit of the game". The Hindu . Archived from the original on June 27, 2009.
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