'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