Nikhil Sharma is an Indian author, sports commentator[1] and a sports management professional known for his knowledge about player development, player psychology,[2][3][4] league structures[5] and sustainability in sports.[6][7][8][9] He co-authored his first book India's Football Dream along with Indian author and political analyst Shantanu Gupta.[10][11]
Nikhil Sharma | |
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 Nikhil Sharma at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| Born | Nikhil Paramjit Sharma 5 May 1982 Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Author, sports commentator, sports management professional |
| Language | English |
| Education | Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune, MICA, Ahmedabad |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | India's Football Dream |
| Website | |
| www | |
He is the founder and chief executive officer of a New Delhi-based sports management company, zlait Sports Management that specialises in sports infrastructure, player representation, technical consultancy, marketing and sponsorship and media advisory.[12][13][14][15] He is also an AIFF, AFC and FIFA licensed football coach.[16][17] Sharma also serves as a faculty for sports communication at Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research (FIFA/CIES Executive Programme).[18]
Early life and education edit
Born in Chandigarh, Punjab to Professor Paramjit Sharma and Ragini Sharma, both of whom hail from Chandigarh. He spent the first few years of his childhood in Chandigarh before his family moved to Pune, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Vidya Bhavan High School and Loyola Junior College. He has a degree in Production Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune and is an MBA in Marketing from MICA, Ahmedabad.[19]
Career edit
Corporate career edit
Sharma served as the chief operating officer and later as the chief executive officer at Anglian Management Group, a sports advisory branch of Anglian Omega Group.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] He represented the group with interests in Shillong-based I-League side Shillong Lajong F.C. on the board of directors.
In 2014 during the inception of the Indian Super League, Sharma in his capacity of director of Shillong Lajong was part of the consortium to bid for the Guwahati-based franchise of the ISL. The consortium successfully won the bid for the franchise which was named NorthEast United.[28]
In April 2018, Nikhil went on to form his own representation and sports consultancy start-up zlait.[29][30]
Literary career edit
Nikhil co-authored his first book ‘India’s Football Dream’ along with Shantanu Gupta which was published by SAGE Publications India.[31][32][33] The foreword for the book was written by India's most decorated footballer Sunil Chhetri. The book opened to favorable reviews in several media outlets including reviews from Praful Patel, President of the AIFF and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, India national football team goalkeeper and first Indian to play in the UEFA Europa League.[34] The book is a modern-day guidebook to Indian football that extensively covers the journey Indian football has made from its inception till the biggest event till date, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Bibliography edit
- India's Football Dream (February 2019)
References edit
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- ^ "Thanks to ISL, business is booming but India's football agents need the professional touch". Khel Now. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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- ^ "Financial sustainability crucial for taking Indian football forward: a blueprint". catchnews. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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- ^ "Inspirational and informative books for young readers". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "The Cup of Convergence". Open. 18 November 2022.
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- ^ "After losing out on the BCCI broadcast rights, what next for Disney Star?". Campaign India.
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- ^ "Nikhil Sharma Founder-CEO zlait Sports Management". zlait.
- ^ "FIFA Youth Course Starts in Kolkata". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "FIFA Youth Course Starts in Kolkata". Western India Football Association. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Nikhil Sharma Faculty Sports Communication". fifacies.pimsr.ac.in.
- ^ "MICA hosts a reunion for batch of 2007". MBAclubindia. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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- ^ "Highlights from Star Sports India Football Forum '15". ee everything experential. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "India Football Forum 2016: Realising The Long-Term Vision!". arunfoot. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "India Football Forum 2016 to discuss game's potential and growth; Vijay Goel to deliver inaugural speech". The Fan Garage. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Indian Super League's struggles to cope with its own brainchild - the marquee player". ESPN. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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- ^ ""zlait" The Idea". zlait. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "The Visual & Cultural Transformation Of An Iconic Matunga Basketball Court". Homegrown. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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- ^ "India's Football Dream". SAGE Publishing.
- ^ "State of Play". OPEN. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.