April 23, 2009



According to Sunil Gavaskar, former cricket captain for Team India, success in any vocation requires Three Ds: discipline, which is more mental than physical; dedication to hours of practice; and determination -- because, as Gavaskar says, during the time when he was playing the game, "cricket wasn't a career option." Today, of course, that last part has changed, with top players earning millions of dollars and corporate sponsors lining up to pay them. At the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, Gavaskar spoke with India Knowledge@Wharton about his career, how the business side of cricket has changed, and what he has learned about teamwork and leadership along the way.



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3. Tata Sons' David Good: 'We Want to Be Known as a Global Company Rooted in India'
4. Apollo Hospitals' Shobana Kamineni: 'India Is a Nascent Country in Terms of Health Care'
5. ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar: 'A Very Exciting and Challenging Journey'
6. GlaxoSmithKline's Hasit Joshipura: Seeing a Healthy Future for India's Pharma Industry
7. Advice from Entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia: 'Provide the Same Value at a Cheaper Price'
8. Billiards Champion Geet Sethi: 'By the Next Olympics, We Will Win Five Golds'

The Wharton School held the 13th Annual Wharton India Economic Forum on March 21, 2009 in Philadelphia. This event is a leading business forum for thought-leaders, professionals, alumni, faculty and students to discuss the unprecedented opportunities that lie in India's way and the challenges that need to be addressed to realize these opportunities.

Source: Knowledge@Wharton Interviews