S. S. Shreekumar is a senior sports journalist, radio and television commentator. He did his Bachelor of Arts from Bangalore University and his P. G. Diploma in Journalism from the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, with flying colors, winning awards for being the best student in editing and essay writing. He was a footballer having represented his colleges and Bangalore University. As a professional footballer, he played for many top clubs and was also a qualified referee. Shreekumar worked as a freelance journalist at the Times of Deccan before stints with The Times, The Times of India, (Bangalore and Kolkata editions), Indian Express, Deccan Herald and New Indian Express between 1984 and 2016. Shreekumar has covered all major sporting events, including some major aquatic meets, with specialization in soccer writing. He has also done live commentary on national aquatics for Doordarshan. Shreekumar served as the president, secretary, and other posts of the Sports Writers? Association of Bangalore in different periods from 1984. He also served as the vice president of the Sports Journalists Federation of India. He received the Karnataka Dasara Award in 1995 and the Karnataka Olympic Association Award in 2007. In 2019, he co-authored Playback, a book on sports legends. In 2020, he wrote a book on Indian football, The Best Way Forward, and Karnataka football, Icons and Issues. In 2021, he wrote a book on Karnatakaâs cricketers, Hall of Fame and Its Corridors and Living the Dream, the biography of hockey legend M. P. Ganesh.