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'''Devendra Prabhudesai''' is an | '''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> | ||