K. N. Prabhu
K. Niran Prabhu (1923 – July 30, 2006) was a prominent
In 1997, BCCI had honoured him with the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the most prestigious honours in Indian cricket.[1] He is the only sports journalist to have received the award — normally given to cricket players — till date.[2][3] He and his wife, who predeceased him by two years, had a daughter and a son.[3] After his death the Press Club Mumbai instituted the K N Prabhu Award for Excellence in Cricket Writing in his honour.[4] Partab Ramchand wrote of Prabhu in 2001 as follows:
KN Prabhu has been one of the leading cricket writers in the country for over half a century now and still continues to wield a facile pen in his late 70s. Indeed, many leading Indian cricketers are confessed fans of Prabhu, who in his heyday had a following second to none. His lucid comments always carried the stamp of class, he wrote with a lot of feeling about the game he loved and his constructive criticism was always heard by those in authority.[2]
References
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b Ramchand, Partab (14 September 2001). "CK Nayudu Trophy awards have gone to the right claimants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b "K N Prabhu dies at 83". Indian Express. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "The Press Club awards for Excellence in Journalism 2012". Bollyspice. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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