Kolkata: Jagmohan Dalmiya — ex-president of the International Cricket Council — could well be credited for having evolved Indian cricket from a sport into an industry.


Jagmohan Dalmiya addresses a press conference in Kolkata in 2003. Pic/AFP 

His biggest achievement? Possibly resisting the free sale of Hero Cup rights to Doordarshan in 1993. Dalmiya fought his point in court, paving the way for the BCCI to market TV rights for cash, probably the single biggest development in Indian sport in decades.