Bunty Sajdeh: The super-agent

[Trichromatic]

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The peaceful outdoors section of The Village Shop, a café that faces a church in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra, is an odd place for Bunty Sajdeh to be this Saturday afternoon. As we speak, much of his mind is on other events, which are taking place in a far more hectic environment. Five of the players his talent management company, Cornerstone Sport & Entertainment, represents are playing a hard game of Test cricket against New Zealand in the sweltering Kanpur heat (which India won).

Cornerstone, which Sajdeh founded in 2008, is now an agency that represents sportsmen exclusively; it manages Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay and Umesh Yadav, all of whom are in the current Indian Test team, as well as Ishant Sharma, who is likely to be in it as soon as he is fully fit. But it is not as if he simply looks at who the most talked-about cricketers are and then tries to sign them up.

“We scout players when they’re young,” says Sajdeh, 38. “It’s easy to look at Virat today and say he’s a rock star, but I spotted him back during the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and signed him up before he became a regular for India.”

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[Forever Indian]

The Article should read - Bunty Sajdeh: The Godfather. He is a godfather for many Indian players. It pays to scout the Indian captain at a very young age!

[Gollum]

The real axis of evil.

 

[Sean Bradley]

Digging into too many things are we, had the results been 2-0 in indias favour, this thread wouldnt have existed and Kohli would have already been termed as a biggest God after Lord Shiva. 

[beetle]

The higher ups should keep an eye on this guy and his influence.

Ideally no player should be signed by an agency that is taking care of the skipper.

[Forever Indian]

36 minutes ago, Sean Bradley said:

Digging into too many things are we, had the results been 2-0 in indias favour, this thread wouldnt have existed and Kohli would have already been termed as a biggest God after Lord Shiva. 

This thread has existed from October when India were thrashing SL.

[Nonbeliever]

He is everywhere...

 

https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sonakshi-sinha-s-ex-boyfriend-is-the-wedding-planner-of-virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-416536

[mishra]

1 hour ago, Sean Bradley said:

Digging into too many things are we, had the results been 2-0 in indias favour, this thread wouldnt have existed and Kohli would have already been termed as a biggest God after Lord Shiva. 

Some time back (during CT) when I was moaning about Yuvi's selection, all my post used to be termed troll and anyone against my post used to be upvoted.

 

So you are right, Very few are against Kohli because of selection. Its performance of team which ws hiding his bias. But I think Indian team is allready divided into two groups. And most of the players in other group give a **** about what Kohli says as they know, there is allways a IPL

[Pollack]

2 hours ago, Sean Bradley said:

Digging into too many things are we, had the results been 2-0 in indias favour, this thread wouldnt have existed and Kohli would have already been termed as a biggest God after Lord Shiva. 

Had Rahul Gandhi been intelligent his speeches would have been better. So let's appreciate Rahul Gandhi's speeches, isn't it? What's the point, bro?

[Forever Indian]

47 minutes ago, Nonbeliever said:

He is everywhere...

 

https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sonakshi-sinha-s-ex-boyfriend-is-the-wedding-planner-of-virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-416536

Wah, so Bunty planned Virat's wedding as well. Is there anything in life that Virat does without Bunty's plan?

 

And well done Virat on the 100 crore endorsement deal with Puma. Now we know why Bunty is so important.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Forever Indian

[New guy]

Rhiti sports all over again. Supreme court should go India all over their asses again

[beetle]

18 minutes ago, New guy said:

Rhiti sports all over again. Supreme court should go India all over their asses again

These effing agents are like rotten fish who spoil the entire pond.

[New guy]

31 minutes ago, beetle said:

These effing agents are like rotten fish who spoil the entire pond.

Such conflict of interest should never be allowed in the first place. BCCI has strict rules about playing in other leagues etc but not for captain sharing same agents with other players? 

[Tattieboy]

I am assuming this guy has the selectors signed up as well 

[maniac]

Just now, Green Monster said:

kaanspiracy!!!! 

Mein samjhta hu ki....allah talah ka diya hua tallent bhot hai....mashallah itne daler bowlers aur batsmen hai....main samajhta hu ki bahut  stars niklenge inshallah....main samajhta hu ki system ko theek karna padega aur Bunty ko hataana padega inshallah.

 

Ameen

 

I have been watching a lot of Pakistani cricket shows

 

[velu]

are they bigger than Rhiti sports ?  

[Straight Drive]

32 minutes ago, New guy said:

Such conflict of interest should never be allowed in the first place. BCCI has strict rules about playing in other leagues etc but not for captain sharing same agents with other players? 

Agree that some rules should be made to solve the issues that the player management agencies are creating. 

 

 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Is Rohits wife Ritika Sajdeh his sister?

[maniac]

2 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Is Rohits wife Ritika Sajdeh his sister?

Ritika is bunty’s First cousin.

 

 

[velu]

4 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Is Rohits wife Ritika Sajdeh his sister?

yes ..

no

Edited January 19, 2018 by velu