Devendra Prabhudesai

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Vijay Lokpally Sunny days again; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu
2. ^ ^{a b} Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [1]
3. ^ "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." Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition[2]
4. ^ November 18, 2005 Times of India [3]
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[4]
6. ^ I’ll always feel safe in my homeland: Tendulkar Online International News Network [5]
7. ^ Picture by Rons Bantwal Daijiworld.com[6]
8. ^ S. Thyagarahan Spirit of the game ‎Jun 6, 2009‎ The Hindu