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{{Short description|Indian sports journalist and author (died 2019)}}
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| birth_name = K. R. Wadhwaney
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| death_date = 24 October 2019
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| occupation = Journalist
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| notable_works = Indian Cricket and Corruption <br> Indian Cricket Controversies <br> Scandals, Controversies & World Cup-2003
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'''Kishin Wadhwaney,''' better known as '''K. R. Wadhwaney''' was an Indian author and sports journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran Sports Journalist KR Wadhwaney Dies Aged 90|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-veteran-sports-journalist-kr-wadhwaney-dies-aged-90/341077|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Veteran sports journalist K R Wadhwaney no more|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/veteran-sports-journalist-k-r-wadhwaney-no-more-771000.html|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar - A fighter at 16 - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sachin-tendulkar--a-fighter-at-16/1195898/3|access-date=2021-03-21|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Wadhwaney was born in Karachi (in [[British India|undivided India]], now in [[Pakistan]]). Later he moved to [[Lucknow]] after [[Partition of India|partition]] in 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2019-10-25|title=Veteran sports journalist K R Wadhwaney no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/veteran-sports-journalist-k-r-wadhwaney-no-more/article29794935.ece|access-date=2021-03-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> From where he moved to [[Delhi]] during 1960s. He had served as the chief sports editor for [[The Indian Express]] for more than three decades.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-26|title=Former sports editor and author of 31 books passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-sports-editor-and-author-of-31-books-passes-away-6088439/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Wadhwaney had been known for his close association with organizations for sports journalists like Sports Journalists’ Federation of India, Asian Sports Journalists’ Union etc. At Sports Journalists’ Federation of India he served as the founding secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us – SJFI|url=https://sjfi.in/about-us/|access-date=2021-03-27|language=en-US}}</ref> He had written altogether 31 books, which were primarily sports themed covering not only popular sports like Cricket but also less popular sports like Hockey, Swimming etc.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
Wadhwaney died on October 24, 2019, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Veteran sports journalist KR Wadhwaney passes away|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/sports/veteran-sports-journalist-kr-wadhwaney-passes-away-852073|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

== Selected works ==

* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Indian Cricket Controversies. N.p.: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Naqvi|first=Jawed|date=2013-06-06|title=Missing leg and off|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016372/missing-leg-and-off|access-date=2021-03-21|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Scandals, Controversies & World Cup-2003. India: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited,
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. The Romance of World Cup Cricket, 1975–2003. India: Har-Anand Publications, 2002.
* Indian Airports: Shocking Ground Realities, 2004
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Indian Cricket and Corruption. India: Siddharth Publications, 2005.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Cricket War Plus Shooting. India: Har-Anand Publications, 2002.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. [[Kapil Dev]]: The Prince of Allrounders. India: Siddharth Publications, 1995.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Triumphs and Tragedies of Indian Hockey. India: Siddharth Publications, 2005.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. The Story of Swimming. India: [[Publications Division]], Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, 2002.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. SMG Sportingly Spoilsport. India: Siddharth Publications, 2010.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. Cricket's Murky Underworld. India: Ajanta Books International, 2001.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. India-Pakistan "Ashes," 1952–99. India: Har-Anand Publications, 2000.
* Wadhwaney, Kishin R.. M.S. Dhoni: A Child of Destiny. India: Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Limited, 2017.
* Wadhwaney, K. R. [[Lala Amarnath]]: A Stormy Petrel of Indian Cricket. India: Ajanta Publications, 2000.
* Wadhwaney, K. R. ''The Troublesome Test Tussle'' <ref>{{Cite news|title=Suresh Menon's Book Review: Kishin Wadhwaney's The Troublesome Test Tussle|url=https://www.dreamcricket.com/articles/dc-series--news/suresh-menons-book-review-kishin-wadhwaneys-i-the-troublesome-test-tussle-i/}}</ref>
* K.R. Wadhwaney, Arjuna Awardees, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2002.

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89268717/ K R Wadhwaney] at [[WorldCat|Worldcat]]

[[Category:2019 deaths]]

K. R. Wadhwaney - Revision history

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