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	'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an Indian [[Biography\|biographer]] and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India\|BCCI]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name="sunny">Vijay Lokpally [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/11/stories/2009041199990200.htm Sunny days again]; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu</ref>		'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an Indian [[Biography\|biographer]] and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India\|BCCI]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name="sunny">Vijay Lokpally [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/11/stories/2009041199990200.htm Sunny days again]; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu</ref>

	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.<ref name="Tele"/> He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup<ref>{{Cite web \| quote="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." \| title=Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition \| url=~~http~~://www.dawn.com/2007/03/16/fea.htm}}</ref> and wrote a biography of [[cricket]]er [[Rahul Dravid]] titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.<ref name="Tele">Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132259702]</ref><ref>[~~http~~://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/coach-praises-nice-guy/articleshow/1299916.cms November 18, 2005 Times of India]</ref><ref>"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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304165341/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/18/stories/2005111802752100.htm]</ref>		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.<ref name="Tele"/> He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup<ref>{{Cite web \| quote="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." \| title=Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition \| date=16 March 2007 \| url=https://www.dawn.com/2007/03/16/fea.htm}}</ref> and wrote a biography of [[cricket]]er [[Rahul Dravid]] titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.<ref name="Tele">Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132259702]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/coach-praises-nice-guy/articleshow/1299916.cms November 18, 2005 Times of India]</ref><ref>"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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304165341/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/18/stories/2005111802752100.htm]</ref>

	His 2009 book ''SMG'' is about cricketer [[Sunil Manohar Gavaskar]], former captain of the Indian cricket team.<ref>I’ll always feel safe in my homeland: Tendulkar Online International News Network [http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011602/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982 \|date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57164&n_tit=News+in+Pics+by+Rons+Bantwal%97Feb+24 Picture by Rons Bantwal Daijiworld.com]</ref> Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero.<ref name="sunny"/> 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."<ref name="sunny"/> A write-up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library."<ref name="sunny"/> Another write-up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture."<ref>{{Cite web \| author=S. Thyagarahan \| url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627014928/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=June 27, 2009 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| title=Spirit of the game \| date=June 6, 2009 }}</ref>		His 2009 book ''SMG'' is about cricketer [[Sunil Manohar Gavaskar]], former captain of the Indian cricket team.<ref>I’ll always feel safe in my homeland: Tendulkar Online International News Network [http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011602/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982 \|date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57164&n_tit=News+in+Pics+by+Rons+Bantwal%97Feb+24 Picture by Rons Bantwal Daijiworld.com]</ref> Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero.<ref name="sunny"/> 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."<ref name="sunny"/> A write-up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library."<ref name="sunny"/> Another write-up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture."<ref>{{Cite web \| author=S. Thyagarahan \| url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627014928/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=June 27, 2009 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| title=Spirit of the game \| date=June 6, 2009 }}</ref>

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	'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[Biography\|biographer]] and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India\|BCCI]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name="sunny">Vijay Lokpally [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/11/stories/2009041199990200.htm Sunny days again]; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu</ref>		'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an Indian [[Biography\|biographer]] and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India\|BCCI]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name="sunny">Vijay Lokpally [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/11/stories/2009041199990200.htm Sunny days again]; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu</ref>

	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.<ref name="Tele"/> He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup<ref>{{Cite web \| quote="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." \| title=Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition \| url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/16/fea.htm}}</ref> and wrote a biography of [[cricket]]er [[Rahul Dravid]] titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.<ref name="Tele">Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132259702]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/coach-praises-nice-guy/articleshow/1299916.cms November 18, 2005 Times of India]</ref><ref>"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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304165341/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/18/stories/2005111802752100.htm]</ref>		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.<ref name="Tele"/> He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup<ref>{{Cite web \| quote="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." \| title=Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition \| url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/16/fea.htm}}</ref> and wrote a biography of [[cricket]]er [[Rahul Dravid]] titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.<ref name="Tele">Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132259702]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/coach-praises-nice-guy/articleshow/1299916.cms November 18, 2005 Times of India]</ref><ref>"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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304165341/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/18/stories/2005111802752100.htm]</ref>

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'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an [[India]]n [[Biography|biographer]] and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name="sunny">Vijay Lokpally [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103632/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/11/stories/2009041199990200.htm Sunny days again]; Devendra Prabhudesai on what inspired him to write a biography on Sunil Gavaskar Apr 11, 2009 The Hindu</ref>

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.<ref name="Tele"/> He also authored a 2007 book on the Cricket World Cup<ref>{{Cite web | quote="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." | title=Rahul Banerji World Cup brings forth literature on cricket March 16, 2007 Dawn the internet edition | url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/16/fea.htm}}</ref> and wrote a biography of [[cricket]]er [[Rahul Dravid]] titled ''The Nice Guy who finished first''.<ref name="Tele">Castrol presents a biography on Rahul Dravid Nov 17, 2005 Televisionpoint.com [http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132259702]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/coach-praises-nice-guy/articleshow/1299916.cms November 18, 2005 Times of India]</ref><ref>"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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060304165341/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/18/stories/2005111802752100.htm]</ref>

His 2009 book ''SMG'' is about cricketer [[Sunil Manohar Gavaskar]], former captain of the Indian cricket team.<ref>I’ll always feel safe in my homeland: Tendulkar Online International News Network [http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928011602/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=141982 |date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> and had an unveiling on Saturday February 21, 2009 in the Mumbai metro.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57164&n_tit=News+in+Pics+by+Rons+Bantwal%97Feb+24 Picture by Rons Bantwal Daijiworld.com]</ref> Devendra began working on the book in 2006, and said he wanted to pay tribute to his childhood hero.<ref name="sunny"/> 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."<ref name="sunny"/> A write-up about the author and the book called the work a "must read and a worthy addition to your cricket library."<ref name="sunny"/> Another write-up said, "the author has captured the mood of the times and the ethos of Bombay’s cricketing culture."<ref>{{Cite web | author=S. Thyagarahan | url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627014928/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/06/07/stories/2009060750120300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 27, 2009 | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Spirit of the game | date=June 6, 2009 }}</ref>

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

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