Dicky Rutnagur
Dicky Jamshed Sohrab Rutnagur (26 February 1931 – 20 June 2013) was an Indian sports journalist. He was cricket correspondent for the from 1966 to 2005.
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With Anandji Dossa, he co-edited The Indian Cricket-Field Annual throughout its life from 1957-8 to 1965-6. He first wrote for Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1963, and his most recent piece appeared in the 2007 edition. He wrote two books, including a biography of squash legend Jahangir Khan.
Encouraged to move to England by Ron Roberts, he joined The Daily Telegraph, for whom he covered county cricket from 1966 to 2005. According to his Wisden obituary, "a press box with Dicky in it was always full of cigarette smoke, chat and mischief, with whisky afterwards".[2] He sometimes wrote for two national newspapers at the same time, as "Dilip Rao" when he wrote for The Guardian and as "D.J. Rutnagur" when writing for The Daily Telegraph.
He was the only person to witness both of two cricketing feats: when
He died at the age of 82 on 20 June 2013 in London after a prolonged illness.[4] He was the father of cricketer Richard Sohrab Rutnagur.[1]
Books
- Khans Unlimited: A History of Squash in Pakistan, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-19-577805-2.
- Test Commentary, India v England, 1976–77
Notes
- ^ a b "Dicky Rutnagur". The Daily Telegraph. 10 July 2013. p. 27.
- ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2014 edition, "Obituaries", p220.
- ^ "Now isn't that something?". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Dicky Rutnagur passes away at 82". Wisden India. 21 June 2013.
References
- Barclay's World of Cricket - 2nd Edition, 1980, Collins Publishers, ISBN 0-00-216349-7, p654.
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2007 edition, ISBN 978-1-905625-02-4, p80.