The cricket team was built up into some sort of whirlwind, dynamic force before the World Cup. By the people who wanted to sell the team, and cricket. And they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. And those same people, because we did not win the World Cup, are ridiculing our cricket team mercilessly. Selling sport makes it a business.
Business is a heartless, cut-throat affair.
It is up to business to recognise that sport is also an art. After getting his diploma in film ccting from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, in 1974, he settled down in Mumbai, and has been one of the leading personas in the city's film, TV, and theatre world. He is also a writer, commentator, compere. He is equally involved with the world of sport playing basketball, tennis, badminton, and cricket. India's Ten Greatest World Cup Matches.