6 corporates who have helped in the development of sport in India

Jeff Thomson with Dilip Vengsarkar

#5 IMG-Reliance

Satnam Singh Bhamara trained at the IMG Reliance Academy for 5 years before making the cut into the NBA

The International Management Group(IMG), in collaboration with Reliance, have certainly played a vital role in the development of sport in India. The conception and further staging of the Indian Super League(ISL) has been one of the most significant developments in Indian football history and it definitely has helped both the established Indian names as well as the youngsters in understanding and learning from the way some of the overseas professionals play and approach the game.

The IMG group also had a key role to play in Satnam Singh Bhamara becoming the 1st Indian to make it to the NBA, as it was in the IMG academy in Florida that the Indian trained in for 5 years before being picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA draft in June. They also play a crucial role in the creation and implementation of the optimum commercial model and match delivery in the Indian Premier League(IPL).

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