We spoke about the importance of timing in cricket. New Zealand was playing Australia and had chosen to bat first in the hope that the pitch would crumble. In cricket and in business, timing is crucial.
I ran into Olam’s CEO Sunny Verghese at the Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne in March 2015. Meeting an acquaintance in a stadium with 90,000 people can be a surprise. It was a stroke of luck in this case.
Verghese was courteous and cheery. We discussed the state of the match. His humility belied his rock-like determination.
