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Shyam Sundar Ghosh

Shyam Sundar Ghosh is a former Sports Editor of The Statesman as well it's Bengali publications , Danik Statesman ( 1971 to 2003 ; 2005 to 2015 ).His passionate involvement with football allowed him to become one of the best-known football writers and commentators not only in India but also with a global reputation. He was the first journalist from India to cover the Spain World Cup in 1982 and the only journalist from the sub-continent to cover seven editions of the World Cup in 1982 (Spain), 1986 (Mexico), 1990 (Italy), 1994 (USA), 1998 (France), 2002 (South Korea & Japan) and 2006 (Germany). He was the first person from the Indian football fraternity to visit Brazil and study the club structure, training facilities, fans and, above all, Jogo Bonito stands. Ghosh also had the opportunity to cover the Euro Cup in Sweden in 1992. He also covered four successive Olympics in 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Seoul), 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (Atlanta) and three Asian Games in 1982 (New Delhi), 1990 (China) and 1998 (Bangkok).

Ghosh was taken as a member of the Football Commission of the world sports journalists’ body as Asia’s lone representative. He also was the lone Indian representative invited by the Asian Football Confederation to work with the Vision Asia project in Kuala Lumpur. Ghosh was honoured by the Asian Sports Writers’ Association as the Best Journalist in Asia in its inaugural year in Seoul (1992). He has served the World Sports Journalists’ body, the Asian Sports Press Union, Sports Journalists Federation of India (as secretary of the organization for six years and as president for another six years). An extremely well-informed sports writer, Ghosh was invited by International Olympic Committee to speak at the Olympic Centenary Year in Paris. He was also invited by the Mayor of Barcelona in 1987 to help study the proposed venues of the 1992 Olympics.

Long before his by-lines appeared in daily newspapers, reports of Ghosh’s achievement, as well as pictures, appeared in daily newspapers in Kolkata for his outstanding performance in local cricket, playing for East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. His record still stands (taking seven wickets without conceding any run at the Eden Gardens for East Bengal Club in 1964) unbroken. He was the AIR commentator for cricket and football, covering important games, including India’s defeat in the 1996 World Cup at the Eden Gardens as well as India’s dramatic test victory against Australia under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy.

Authors' other books are:

Superstars in World football

Sourav, a pawn at hands of BCCI

Bengali cricketers in Test arena

A diary comprising of torn pages

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Sportswriters were critical. There were no concrete plans for the national football team. No sustained or coherent training. Unfortunately, the Indian teams were mocked. Ciric Milovan, the Yugoslavia coach, who had served as the Indian coach for a brief period in the 80s, made us believe that India can give a good account against any country in the world. Many of us remembered how Indian footballers put up a brave fight against Carlos Bilardo's probable World

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Shyam Sundar Ghosh is a former Sports Editor of The Statesman as well it's Bengali publications , Danik Statesman ( 1971 to 2003 ; 2005 to 2015 ).His passionate involvement with football allowed him to become one of the best-known football writers and commentators not only in India but also with a global reputation. He was the first journalist from India to cover the Spain World Cup in 1982 and the only journalist from the sub-continent to cover seven editions of the World Cup in 1982 (Spain), 1986 (Mexico), 1990 (Italy), 1994 (USA), 1998 (France), 2002 (South Korea & Japan) and 2006 (Germany). He was the first person from the Indian football fraternity to visit Brazil and study the club structure, training facilities, fans and, above all, Jogo Bonito stands. Ghosh also had the opportunity to cover the Euro Cup in Sweden in 1992. He also covered four successive Olympics in 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Seoul), 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (Atlanta) and three Asian Games in 1982 (New Delhi), 1990 (China) and 1998 (Bangkok).
Ghosh was taken as a member of the Football Commission of the world sports journalists’ body as Asia’s lone representative. He also was the lone Indian representative invited by the Asian Football Confederation to work with the Vision Asia project in Kuala Lumpur. Ghosh was honoured by the Asian Sports Writers’ Association as the Best Journalist in Asia in its inaugural year in Seoul (1992). He has served the World Sports Journalists’ body, the Asian Sports Press Union, Sports Journalists Federation of India (as secretary of the organization for six years and as president for another six years). An extremely well-informed sports writer, Ghosh was invited by International Olympic Committee to speak at the Olympic Centenary Year in Paris. He was also invited by the Mayor of Barcelona in 1987 to help study the proposed venues of the 1992 Olympics.
Long before his by-lines appeared in daily newspapers, reports of Ghosh’s achievement, as well as pictures, appeared in daily newspapers in Kolkata for his outstanding performance in local cricket, playing for East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. His record still stands (taking seven wickets without conceding any run at the Eden Gardens for East Bengal Club in 1964) unbroken. He was the AIR commentator for cricket and football, covering important games, including India’s defeat in the 1996 World Cup at the Eden Gardens as well as India’s dramatic test victory against Australia under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy.
Authors'  other books are:
Superstars in World football
Sourav, a pawn at hands of BCCI
Bengali cricketers in Test arena
A diary comprising of torn pages

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