Now talking about my experience with Kopda, it was simply thrilling. I was a marquee player and was bought for Rs 4000 real cash, the second costliest buy. The reason for this was the scintillating form I was in, prior to the tournament. I was bought by one of my closest friends who had showed immense faith in me. After having picked up as the captain, my task was to build a balanced team of players. My friend (manager) did not have any idea of how the players played so the onus was on me to decide how much bid was to be set for each player. Basis my prior knowledge of the players, I had decided my team and my only aim was to win matches with this team. As the tournament progressed, I realised that I was carrying too much responsibility on my shoulders due to which I could not perform up to my level which led to the downfall of my team. Be it batting, bowling or wicketkeeping, my team told me to do everything. This should have been vice-versa with me showing faith in my players and instructing them to do what I felt. This was the reason our team came last in the tournament without having won a single match.
I was the most joked around person in the campus for the performance that I gave despite being the second costliest buy. Majority contribution to making fun of me went to my manager (one of my closest friends) who still regrets choosing me as his captain. I took all this in good spirit although it did feel embarrassing at times. The fact that I needed to show trust in my players to relieve pressure of myself, not shuffle the batting order so much and choose the right set of players in the auction (1 match winner compared to 3 average players) was what I took away as my learnings from the Kopda cup.
Sweet Revenge is what I am seeking for in this year’s edition of the Kopda cup. It is great that tournaments like these are promoted in B-schools as they have a lot to give to the students apart from just the game skills.
Which ABG company would you want to work for and Why?
I would want to work with Idea Cellular because I feel that this industry is highly competitive and with the merger of Vodafone and Idea on the cards, there would be many challenges they would face in terms of how a single entity would cater to such high number of subscribers that too with varied preferences (Idea was targeting rural population whereas Vodafone was for urban population). I like challenging work and this is what I expect if I get a chance to work with Idea.
Also, the fact that I developed a marketing strategy for Vodafone during my internship stint, I know the nitty gritty of the telecom industry to a large extent which is why I would love to part of it.
Deep Rustagi
PGP 2nd Year
IIM Shillong
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