Arvinder Singh

Ever smiling and accommodating, he reminds you of the confident India foot soldier who will brave all odds and emerge victorious! A distinguished career of 21 years in the Indian Army and United Nations and till recently the commanding officer of an Armoured Regiment, he now holds fort for the Kings XI from Mohali. From operating in strife torn countries like Ethiopia and Eritrea, this able and respected colonel is a soft cookie with a tough heart. Meet Arvinder Singh, winner of President of India’s Bronze Medal for standing merit in NDA and Thimmaya Medal winner as best all round student at the prestigious Staff College, who heads Kings XI, Punjab as COO.

Anant Sarkaria

Anant Sarkaria started his career as an Operations Executive with a leading aviation services provider in Canada. He has had a wide ranging career spanning 14 years in which he has worked in the Aviation, Automobile and Telecom industry as Head Of Sales for Matrix Cellular Services in India being his last assignment. He is an out of the Box Thinker with a proven track record of streamlining operations, planning campaigns geared towards Increasing revenues, decreasing costs, establishing franchise networks, streamlining work flow, planning and creating a team work environment to enhance productivity. He is a skilled communicator with skills and abilities in forging business partnerships in Global and Local markets, lead cross functional teams and establish beneficial relationships with key players in the industry not only in India, but across the globe.

With a Masters in Business from Oxford Brookes in UK, Anant heads Operations team for Kings Xi Punjab wherein he is responsible for all venue operations.

Nikhil Bardia

Outspoken and amiable, Nikhil brings to Kings XI Punjab knowledge of the sports industry and experience of cricket and golf management. After a Masters in Sports Administration from the University of Sheffield, UK, Nikhil associated with Virgin Active, a health club in England and has since maintained his niche in the sports industry. He is passionate about playing golf and tennis. Working with Kings XI Punjab since Season-I, Nikhil optimises his knowledge of the Indian Premier League’s operations to ensure maximum sponsorships for the franchise.

LC Gupta

LC Gupta, commonly called as LC, is a Chartered Accountant and bring with him 14 + years of overall experience in all areas of the finance function in top corporates like Bharti Airtel, Dabur, Sandoz-Novartis and Cadila. His last assignment was with S Tel (JV of BATELCO, Bahrain and SIVA,India), a new telecom operator in the lndian market, operating in “C” category circles where he was heading Finance Function of the company for Himachal and J&K circles. LC has been very instrumental during his previous assignments in formation of SOPs, Streamlining Key Business Areas and Processes, Statutory Compliances and Assessments, Rolling out Telecom Services, Implementation of SAP (ERP software), Centralization etc and popularly known among his seniors and colleagues for his dedication, commitment and loyalty hence a great asset to any organization. In his free times, LC likes to enjoy with his family, listen music, watching cricket matches, making more and more friends and travelling to the new places. He has been trekking for many places in Himalayan beauty for last 2 years.