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Desh Gaurav Sekhri is a sports lawyer, columnist and author. He heads the sports law practice of J. Sagar Associates, a national law firm in India, a position he has held since February 2009. He is one of India’s only sports lawyers and is a frequent columnist in leading national and business dailies such as Business Standard, Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Financial Express. He writes primarily on sports: including sports law, sports policy, and the business of sports. He is the author of the non-fiction book, Not Out! The incredible story of the Indian Premier League.
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Education
Sekhri has studied in both India and the United States of America, completing his schooling from Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. He then completed his B.A. (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi. A junior (under-18) national finalist in India in lawn tennis, Sekhri attended the University of Iowa in the United States of America for a B.A. (with Honors) in Economics. Sekhri graduated with a Juris Doctorate in Sports & Corporate law from the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is licensed to practice law in New York and India.
Book
Not Out! The incredible story of the Indian Premier League, chronicles the rise of India's domestic T20 cricket league, the Indian Premier League - its business dynamics, the recent controversies and interplay with the judiciary, and a road map for the way ahead. The book was released on 5 April 2016, and published by Penguin Random House.