Surya Prakash Chaturvedi


Surya Prakash Chaturvedi is a Cricket critic, writer and historian. He is a former professor of English at the Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore, where he taught for 35 years. He played cricket at the collegiate level, representing Indore University and Christian College, Indore as a middle order batsman. So far he has authored 12 books on the subject, all in Hindi.

Early works

He began writing on the game and covering matches for Nayi Duniya. Later, he wrote for famous magazines such as Dharmayuga, Saptaahik Hindustan, Ravivaar and also for newspapers like Jansatta, Navbharat times and Dainik Bhaskar. He worked as the Honorary Secretary for Indore Divisional Cricket Association for eight years and as the President of ISPORA - Indore Sports Writer's Association for five years. He started with Hindi translation of Vijay Hazare's Book entitled "Main aur mere Samkaaleen".

Publications

  1. C.K. Nayudu, 1995
  2. Mushtaq Ali, 1997
  3. Azad Bharat Mein Cricket, 2000
  4. Hamaare Aaj Ke Cricket Sitaare, 2003
  5. Number Ek Kaun Aur Kyun? - Sachin, Waugh ya Lara, 2003
  6. Vishwa Cricket Aur Bharat, 2005 : Translated in English by Sandeep Sinha of Hindustan Times.
  7. Bharat Ki Spin Parampara, 2007
  8. Allrounders, 2007 : Translated into English, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi.
  9. Humaare Kaptaan: Naidu se Dhoni Tak, 2010
  10. Bharat ke Wicket Keepers, 2011
  11. Cricket Umpires, 2012
  12. बाईस गज की दुनिया,2015 1
  13. Badalti Hawayain, 2019

    Honors

He has been honored by various associations and societies for his contributions to cricket and Hindi. Prominent among them are: