Jain is stepping down as the fund manager of India’s biggest mutual fund scheme. But the industry has come a long way since he started.
I remember Sunil Gavaskar’s last series against the West Indies that was played in India. Gavaskar, who usually faced the best pacers in the world without any safety equipment, had just begun wearing a skull cap. He was being routinely dismissed by pace bowler Malcolm Marshall, getting caught by wicketkeeper Jeffrey Dujon in that series. The master batsman just couldn’t seem to adapt. Later, at Chennai’s Chepauk stadium, in the same series, Gavaskar hit a double century. A record 236 runs to be precise. His batting was so frustrating that even a normally cool Michael Holding started bowling wides to …
Surendar helps lead the newsroom at The Morning Context as executive editor. Over the years, Surendar has worked in industries from pharmaceuticals to diamonds, as well as a stint as an equity analyst. In his long career as a business journalist, he has led teams at The Times of India, India Today and Fortune India. He was part of the founding team at Forbes India and interned at and published in The Times, London.
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