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{{Short description|Indian sports journalist (1939–2020)}}
'''Kishore Bhimani''' (28 February 1939 – 15 October 2020) was a veteran sports journalist and cricket commentator.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kishore Bhimani Passes Away, Social Media Pays Tribute to Veteran Sports Journalist and Commentator |url=https://www.zee5.com/zeekannada/kishore-bhimani-passes-away-social-media-pays-tribute-to-veteran-sports-journalist-and-commentator/ |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=ZEE5 News |date=15 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He continued sports journalism for nearly four decades. According to veteran cricketer [[Bishan Singh Bedi]] "he was one of the good Old Fashioned Crkt writer who took Crkt writings like a player who takes to playing".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-15|title=Veteran sports journalist and commentator Kishore Bhimani passes away|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/veteran-sports-journalist-and-commentator-kishore-bhimani-passes-away-8917801.html|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bhimani went to England to study at London School Of Economics in the 1960s.<ref name="Bhimani vs Bhimani">{{cite news |title=Bhimani vs Bhimani! |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bhimani-vs-bhimani/cid/1667805 |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |date=19 October 2020}}</ref> He completed his graduation from there, prior to which he was a contestant on the first ever series of ''[[University Challenge]]''.<ref name="kolkatatv">{{cite news |title=কিশোর ভিমানি চলে গেলেন, আর একটা কিশোর ভিমানি হবে না |url=https://www.kolkatatv.org/news-details/22714 |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=Kolkata Tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blanchflower.org/uc/uc63.html|title=University Challenge, 1962-3}}</ref>
Bhimani was married to Rita and couple have a son Goutam who is a cricket commentator.<ref name="Bhimani vs Bhimani"/> His brother [[Harish Bhimani]] is a famous voiceover artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/kishore-bhimani-veteran-journalist-cricket-commentator-passes-away-97380.html|title = Kishore Bhimani veteran journalist passes away| date=15 October 2020 }}</ref>

==Career==
Bhimani had worked for The Statesman, English newspaper as a columnist. He had worked as a commentator at Akashbani and Doordarshan.<ref name="kolkatatv"/> Bhimani was most recognised English voice in 1980s.<ref name="Veteran sports journalist">{{cite news |title=Veteran sports journalist, cricket commentator Kishore Bhimani dies |url=https://thebridge.in/cricket/veteran-sports-journalist-cricket-commentator-kishore-bhimani-dies/ |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=The Bridge |date=15 October 2020}}</ref>
From 1978 to 1980 Bhimani was the president of [[Calcutta Sports Journalists Club]].<ref name="Veteran sports journalist"/>

==Death==
Bhimani was admitted in a private hospital at [[Kolkata]] for a month. He died on 15 October 2020 at Woodland Nursing home at Kolkata due to [[COVID-19]] infection.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket Commentator Kishore Bhimani dies due to Corona |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/journalist-and-commentator-kishore-bhimani-died-due-to-corona-sc82-nu764-ta294-1124049-1.html |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=News Track |date=15 October 2020 |language=English}}</ref>

==Book==
Books include:
# ''Director's special book of cricket'', first published in 1992 {{ISBN|81-7023-507-3}}
# ''The Accidental Godman''',<ref name="Award"/> first published in 2012 {{ISBN|9789381506134}}

==Awards==
Bhimani had received H&G Clinic Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Kishore Bhimani: Renowned sports journalist and commentator Kishore Bhimani passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/renowned-sports-journalist-and-commentator-kishore-bhimani-passes-away/articleshow/78678097.cms |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=15 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> by former Indian cricketer [[Ravi Shastri]] for his outstanding contribution in media and sports commentary.<ref name="Award">{{cite news |title=Journo Kishore Bhimani Gets Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/journo-kishore-bhimani-gets-lifetime-achievement-award/796634 |access-date=19 October 2020 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=27 April 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian cricket commentators]]
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[[Category:Journalists from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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