I am a cricket lover like every Indian, our work will silence murmurs about dynasty politics: Rohit Pawar
The Hindu
In this freewheeling chat conducted on the sidelines of the Maharashtra Premier League final, Maharashtra Cricket Association president Rohit Pawar, who is also an MLA and third-generation leader from the bastions of Baramati, spelt out his vision for the MCA and responded to the allegations of dynasty politics having trickled into cricket administration.
Having taken over the reins of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) in January, Rohit Pawar has made the most of his Powerplay. Not only has his dispensation revived the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL), but Pune, the MCA headquarters, has been awarded five matches in the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup.
In this freewheeling chat conducted on the sidelines of the MPL final, Mr. Pawar, who is also an MLA and third-generation leader from the bastions of Baramati, spelt out his vision for the MCA and responded to allegations of dynasty politics having trickled into cricket administration.
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He has worn India’s blues, albeit in an Under-19 World Cup, with K.L. Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat as his teammates. He has proudly adorned the Lion’s Crest — the famed Mumbai cricket logo — in all three formats. He has played with Yuvraj Singh, against Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid and has the likes of Rahul and Joe Root in his illustrious list of dismissals. He is also a software developer for an IT giant, based in California. Virtually every middle-class Indian over the last three decades at some stage dreams of being either a cricketer or an IT professional. Saurabh Netravalkar has been combining two dreams, even after relocating to USA to pursue academics at the prestigious Cornell University in 2015.
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