Vikaas Sachdeva, Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Mutual Fund recounts his most memorable World Cup moment, similarities between cricket and investing & more.
How do you rate Indias chances of winning the World Cup?
50:50
What are your plans to watch World Cup final and semi-finals?
I will watch it on ‘Digital’ - the star sports app.
Have you bunked school, college or office to watch Indias match ever? Any story which you would like to share?
When India won the 1983 World Cup, I had not slept the night before, and the night after that! I remember me and my friends yelling around, pressing the doorbell of each flat and getting people out of the house to celebrate with us when we won!! Nobody objected at all!
Your favourite World Cup moment?
Two of them actually. Kapils catch of Viv Richards and Sandhu getting Greenidge out...etched in my mind!
Who is your favourite cricketer?
Kapil Dev
What are the similarities between cricket and investing?
Only the technically correct and the temperamentally sound sustain over the long term and develop according to potential - natural talent can take you only so far.
Which Indian player in the World Cap squad would make the best fund manager?
Mohammed Shami and Ajinkya Rahane – They are not afraid to ask for more inputs, have great work ethic and follow a laid out plan.
What have you learned from cricket?
Never give up till the last ball is bowled - miracles happen only on the field of cricket!
