Binny Bansal: It was clear his days were numbered at Flipkart

Walmart chose Binny over Sachin because he was considered a team player and more level-headed

Until 2016, Binny Bansal was seen as the quintessential back office guy, a co-owner who did not care to make his presence felt outside the company. It was co-founder Sachin Bansal who emerged as the external face of the company and was considered the company’s strategic manager.

But when Walmart bought a majority stake in India’s largest home-grown e-commerce company, the US giant chose Binny over Sachin, because he was considered a team player, unassuming and more level-headed.

Yet when the US retail giant acquired a 77 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based company for $16 billion almost everybody knew