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.