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
.
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. He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup and wrote a biography of cricketer
Rahul Dravid
titled The Nice Guy who finished first.
His 2009 book SMG is about cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, former captain of the Indian cricket team. and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro. Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero. 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." A write up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library." Another write up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture."
Prabhudesai is an alumnus of IES English Medium School, Dadar, commonly known as King George High School.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
biographer
Biography
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and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
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. He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup and wrote a biography of cricketer
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers...
titled The Nice Guy who finished first.
His 2009 book SMG is about cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, former captain of the Indian cricket team. and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro. Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero. 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." A write up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library." Another write up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture."
Prabhudesai is an alumnus of IES English Medium School, Dadar, commonly known as King George High School.