Devendra Prabhudesai is an Indian biographer and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for

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Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu 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

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Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid (; born 11 January 1973) is an Indian cricket coach and former captain of the Indian national team, currently serving as its head coach. Prior to his appointment to the senior men's national team, Dravid was the Head of ...

titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.co

/ref> 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.

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