Kapil Dev, India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain, will headline a Fireplace Chat titled “Management & Life Past the Pitch” at PlayCom 2025: Enterprise of Sports activities Summit, organised by The Hindu Group’s Sportstar in partnership with KPMG India at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on September 12 and 13.
Since retiring from cricket in 1994, Kapil has constructed a legacy that extends effectively past the sport. His first main enterprise was Dev Musco Lighting Pvt. Ltd, a three way partnership arrange in 1995 with American agency Musco Sports activities Lighting LLC. Now absolutely owned by him, the corporate has remodeled stadium and subject illumination throughout the nation, reflecting his eye for alternative and long-term influence.
Equally dedicated to nurturing different sports activities, Kapil took cost as president of the Skilled Golf Tour of India (PGTI) final yr, having joined its board in 2021. Amongst his contributions is the launch of the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership, one of many richest occasions on the home calendar. His ardour for golf has additionally seen him function in worldwide pro-am tournaments such because the Dunhill Hyperlinks, the place he shared fairways with international celebrities.
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Kapil will share insights on management, resilience and the teachings sport affords past the boundary. His session will take a look at how sporting values translate into life, enterprise, and nationwide tradition — an apt theme at a conclave that brings collectively athletes, policymakers and business leaders.
The 2-day occasion can even see discussions on funding, innovation, governance and the rising affect of sport in India’s financial system. Supported by the Sports activities Improvement Authority of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Champions Basis, the Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha, and JK Tyre, PlayCom 2025 goals to border the nation’s sporting future on the worldwide stage.
For Kapil, who stays a permanent image of Indian sporting transformation, the session guarantees to be each a mirrored image on his journey and a dialog on what lies forward for Indian sport.
Printed on Sep 11, 2025