The professionalization (some say privatization) of cricket has yielded some unexpected benefits. Firstly, folks are being held responsible for bad performance. That is such a good thing to see in Indian cricket, which is used to just passing around the buck. The well publicized firing of the CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers - Charu [...]

I was wondering how long the hyper-businessman Vijay Mallya was going to take the dismal performance of the Bangalore Royal Challangers. I’m sure Dravid must have gotten a talking down, but it seems that the CEO of the team, Charu Sharma, bore the brunt of Mallya’s anger. He stepped down as the CEO of the [...]

It seems all kinds of people are making it big, thanks to IPL. Remember that Charu Sharma? The dude that used to flirt endlessly with Mandira Bedi during the world cup? It seems he is now the Bangalore Royal Challenger team’s CEO.
What? What the hell does a CEO of a cricket team do? I have [...]