'I wanted my own language to have some of the game's glory' - Prof Surya Prakash Chaturvedi interview

Our special guest this week is Prof Surya Prakash Chaturvedi, a veteran cricket writer from Indore.

Prof Chaturvedi, a retired professor of English, chose to write about his passion in Hindi and went on to author 15 books on the game.

The 83-year-old Chaturvedi has had a chance to witness the great breadth of Indian cricket - starting with CK Nayudu and Mushtaq Ali all the way to the current generation.

Talking Points:

• The challenges of writing on cricket in Hindi


• The great Holkar team of the '40s and '50s


• The frightening presence of CK Nayudu


• Vijay Hazare - a study in courage


• Mushtaq Ali - a cricketer nonpareil


• Meeting a young Sunil Gavaskar


• The genius of Salim Durrani


• The decision to write in Hindi


• Coining new cricketing terms in Hindi


• Memories of a young Narendra Hirwani


• And much more...

Books by Prof Surya Prakash Chaturvedi:

Prof Chaturvedi's Wikipedia page -  all available in National Book Trust

Prof Chaturvedi's Amazon page

Related:

Bengal v Holkar - Ranji Trophy final 1952-53

Hiralal Gaekwad: the southpaw who lost out to Vinoo Mankad - CricketCountry.com

Books discussed in the podcast:

The Sunil Gavaskar Omnibus 

EAS Prasanna - One More Over

Sandeep Patil - Sandy Storm