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Dhoni to Kohli, club of cricketers who turned entrepreneurs grows

After Dhoni, Kohli, Rahul and a few others, Ravi Shastri enters the entrepreneurs' club

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The scale and diversity of such investments is a departure from how conservative Indian cricketers of the past used to view business

Dhruv Munjal New Delhi
One of the great hallmarks of Ravi Shastri is the ability to seem visible, both during times easy and difficult. Those who played alongside him will tell you that he always wanted to be involved in the game, whether it be batting, bowling or fielding. It’s a quality that has served Shastri well post-retirement, too. Over the years, he has donned a variety of hats, from commentator to administrator to head coach of the national team, the position he currently holds. To use a commentary cliché that Shastri himself will perhaps relate to, he likes to be in the “thick