Sports Industry – EnGlobal Chamber of Commerce & Industries

Strategic Offerings

Your goals should be out of reach but never out of sight. Countries are becoming aware of the fact that sport carries the ability to drive a nation forward and they are keen on nurturing young talents. By providing high-end infrastructure and world-class training facilities, we can create a platform where young players will be inspired, trained and nurtured.

ECCI helps in promoting sports from the local to the national level by using best practices & enabling them to perform on the international level. We also help federations and corporations to organise & hold sports meets and leagues in order to promote local sports & talent. ECCI also connects sports gear manufacturers from across the country and promotes local sports talents on international forums and meets.

Operational Framework

01 Assessment

Our team of experts identify business prospects in the sports segment and judiciously evaluates them in collaboration with nations and authorities.

02 Elevation

We communicate the best opportunities with our members and promote them through social media & Englobal magazine!

03 Liaison

We connect interested players to facilitate direct engagement between them and relevant embassies and aim to foster productive meetings and discussions that lead to meaningful outcomes.

Business opportunities

across borders

Fertilizer

REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

REPUBLIC OF NEW SYRIA

Panelists & Experts

A. K. Krishna Kumar (aka Rajan Nair)

Hon. Director, Sports & Leagues Development

Ravindrasingh Amriksingh Bhinder

Hon. Director, Sports Administration

Rajeev Khanna

Hon. Director Sports & Infrastructure

Salil Gupta

Hon. Director, Sports Goods

Richard Marshall

Hon. Director, Players Coordination

Sandeep Raj Bhola

Hon. Director, Sports Infrastructure

Hon. Chairman, Sports Sector

Raj Pal Singh

Rajpal is a National Level Judo Player, Black Belt 3rd Dan from International Judo Federation. He has been part of Executive Body of State and National Sports Federations. He is also on the board of many national and international organizations. He is member of the Indian Olympic Association Task Force and has been in the executive of many Sports Federations like Vice President of Rowing Federation of India and President of Delhi Rowing Association.

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He is also associated with Qazaq Kures Association of India, Kurash Association of India, Delhi Belt Wrestling Association, Delhi Judo Council and so on. Before joining CSRI, he joined FICCI in 1995 as an Assistant Secretary, and thereafter he has headed various sectors like Telecommunications, IT, Electronics, Postal & Courier Reforms, Branding and logistics, Labour & Employment, Skills Development and so on.

Experience

As a Sector Head, he has played an important role representing FICCI in Policy and Regulatory matters in various sectors. He has been a regular contributor to various major magazines and dailies. His study / Research Papers on IT, Telecom, Labour & Employment, Skills Development, Physical Education and Sports have been presented in various national and international Conferences and forums. He has been member of various high-level group of Government of India related to TRAI, IT, Telecom, Skills Development, Labour Policies. Setting up and implementation of International Quality Standards and promotion Youth Affairs & Sports are some of the other initiatives of Rajpal. He was part of 9th, 10th and 11th Five-year plan on Various Ministries of Government of India apart from Working Group on WTO Issues. His forte has been in policy intervention for economic Development. In Sports, some of the key initiatives of Mr. Singh have been Setting up Sports Sector Skills Council and raising issues related to Industry Status to Sports Infrastructure, National Sports Development Code, Legacy of CWG, Legalizing Sports Betting.

Rajpal Singh, also keeps keen interest in international affairs and has written many knowledge Papers on various subjects including four books on defense. In 2016, book written by him on 2nd World War got the 2nd prize from Ministry of Defense. Presently, he is writing series of books on Param Vir Chakras. He has been member and associated with various academic organisations like India International Centre (IIC); International Centre, Goa; Indian Institute of Public Administration(IIPM), Centre for Land and Warfare Studies(CLAWS), United Services Institute.

Qualifications

Rajpal Singh did his graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) & post-graduation from Delhi School of Economics. Thereafter, he finished his LLB & MBA (BIM-TECH). He has distinction of doing Total Quality Management (TQM) Programme from Japan and has been a part of International Visitor’s Programme for Young Leaders sponsored by Department of States, Government of USA. Rajpal is currently Director General of Confederation of Sports and Recreation Industry (CSRI) with the support of some of the sports industry members and experts. He works in the policy framework to create sports ecosystem.

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Hon. Director, Sports & Leagues Development

A.K. Krishna Kumar (aka Rajan Nair)

Extensive global experience as a media and public relations consultant for numerous events including
tourism, Cricket, Tennis Hockey, Football, Volleyball World Cup Cricket, ASIAD-82, Event management,
IPL Management has helped in promoting various activities..With these Skills enhanced promotional
activities for tourism & organized to various countries including Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, SriLanka, Europe & USA has Enhanced greater exposure in Sports, tourism besides infrastructure development.

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Place of Origin
Nagpur, India

Profession
Cricket Media Management/Sporting Infrastructural Development Consultant (1989 – Present)

Qualifications

M.A. in Sociology Nagpur University, India (1974 - 1979)
B.A. in Journalism Nagpur University, India (1979 - 1980)

Experience

Cricket Media Management & Sporting Infrastructural Development Consultant

Media consultant, Global T20 cricket league held in Toronto, Canada (June, 2018)
ICC Venue Chief Manager World Cup 2011, Nagpur,
Managed Franchise League Tennis International for Vijay Amritraj Tennis, Napur, India (2017- 2018)
Media Committee Member, Central Zone for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Executive Committee Member and Media Manager for the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA)
Served as Team India Media Manager for the following cricket events and team tours
- Team India “A” tour, EurASIA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2006)
- Team India Tour to Sri Lanka Tri-Series (2006)
- Team India Tour to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Tri-Series (2006)
- ICC Champions Trophy India, at Jaipur, Mohali & Ahmedabad (2006)
- Team India Tour to South Africa 2006-07 (3 Tests, 5 One Day Internationals, one T-20)
- Venue media manager for the India Australia Test Series at Nagpur (2004-2005)
- Team India Tour to Sri Lanka, Tri-Nation Series (2005-2006)
- India England Test Series at Nagpur (2006-2007)
- India Vs England ODI, Indore (2006-2007)
- India Vs West Indies, Nagpur India Vs West Indies, Nagpur (2006-2007).
- India Vs Australia, ODI, India Vs Australia, ODI, (2007 . (2007 . (2007-2008)
- India Vs Australia, Test,Nagpur. (2008- India Vs Australia, Test,Nagpur. (2008-2009)
- India Vs South Africa Test Match, Kanpur (2008-2009)
- India Vs Australia ODI Nagpur (28^th 2009)
- India Vs SriLanka ODI Nagpur (18^th 2009)
- India Vs SriLanka T20 Nagpur (9^th 2009)
- India Vs South Africa Test Match Nagpur (6^th to 10^th 2010)
- India vs New Zealand, Test Match Nagpur (20^th to 24^th Nov.)
- India Vs South Africa ODI, India Vs South Africa ODI, Jaipur (21^st 2010)
- India Vs South Africa ODI, Gwalior (24^th Feb 2010)
- India Vs New Zealand ODI, Jaipur (1^st 2010)
Primary Consultant and advisor for planning and construction of VCA’s International Cricket Council Approved Jamtha stadium (2003-2006)
Venue Operations Manager World Cup 2011 at VCA (Feb/March, 2011).
VCA Media chairman during the Indian Premiere League (IPL) at Nagpur (Home venue of the Deccan Chargers) (2008 – 2009)
Business consultant for Technological Frontiers (Techno Front), an International event mgmt. company specializing in sports/cultural events and in-stadia hardware solutions (digital display facility/boards)
Business consultant for Sporting Frontiers India
Primary Consultant for the Indian Premiere League (IPL) cricket event held at Raipur City, Chhattisgarh State (Home venue of the Delhi Daredevils)
Primary infrastructure development consultant for Chhattisgarh Cricket Sangh (in association with the Chhattisgarh State ) with duties including advising on the following
- Infrastructural development
- Setting up the media facilities and media outreach management
- Served as principal liaison between the State , cricket administrators, and franchisee holders
- Training and orientation of Association Administrators
Co-ordinated the cricket coaching program for the World Cricket Academy/Institute of Sports with James Faulkner, Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid (Members of the Australian and Indian Cricket Teams) (2014-2015)
Primary consultant for the VCA Inter Corporate Cricket Event (March, 2015)
Event Management and In-stadia Advertising for Advertising for over 15 International Cricket Matches (Tests and One Day Internationals).
VCA Observer, Ranji Trophy Match at Jaipur, India (1985-1986)
Co ordinated the Cricket Canada warm up tour in India for the World Cup (2010 – 2011)
BCCI Observer, India Vs South Africa ODI, Chennai (2006).
Drafted Media Guidelines for the BCCI as per decision of the Media Committee and approved by the BCCI prior to the England Tour in

Journalism & Media

Freelance journalist, primarily working with the Press Trust of India, a national news wire agency (1979- present)
Press/Media coverage of the following events as a sports journalist
- ASIAD, New Delhi (1982)
- World Cup Cricket (1987, 1996, 2011, 2016)
- Irani Cup Cricket, Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy and numerous All India Cricket
Covered the IPL cricket matches, 3^rd edition (2009-2010)
Sports coverage of numerous national and international sporting events including Hockey, football (soccer), badminton, table tennis, tennis (ITF) for local newspapers, the Hitavada and Nagpur Times, and national sports magazine, Sportstar (Hindu Group)
Coverage of the World Cup T-20 event at Nagpur for the Press Trust of India (PTI)

Public Relations & Event Management

Served as Senior Public Relations Officer, Coal India (WCL) with duties including
- Providing organizational information to various media assignments
- Conducting press conferences
- Issuing press releases
- Editing annual reports
- Advising chief executive officers on addressing media outlets
- Coal India Representative at International Trade Fairs across the country
- Convener all-India public sector football, volleyball, and cricket championships
Mining operations consultant in Adelaide, Australia (2012)
Co ordinated cricket tours to Australia for various state cricket association teams in collaboration with Power Education Group, Australia
Chief event organizer and co-ordinator for the following
- Musical Concert organized by the Mangeshkar Trust (Saptak)
- International Tennis Federation events at Central Provinces Club, Nagpur, India
Convener and media advisor for Public Sector Sports Board and Inter Public Sector

Professional Memberships, Affiliations & Certifications

Member of Public Relations Society of India
Former Media Committee Member, Central Zone for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Former Executive Committee Member and Media Manager for the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA)
CEO for Nagpur Orangers Franchisee for Champions' Tennis League, founded by former Grand Slam tennis player Vijay Amritraj
CEO, World Cricket Academy/Institute of Sports
Executive Member, Nagpur District Tennis Association
Joint Secretary, Public Sector Sports Board
Cricket Team Selector, Public Sector Sports Board (PSSB)
Former Ranji Trophy first-class cricket player

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Proficient at independent management of international sporting events such as International Test and One Day International cricket, tennis and other recreational events
Consultancy expertise in sporting infrastructural development
Serving as spokesperson and publicist for international events and venues to various media outlets including television, radio and print sources
Issuing press releases to international as well as national newspapers, news agencies, television channels
Conducting press conferences for various media outlets and audiences
Managing Public Relations activities including official visits of government officials and administrators
Publication of Annual Reports and Newsletters

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