Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Jatin Paranjape: From Cricket Star to Entrepreneur
Jatin Paranjape was a talented cricketer who beat Sachin Tendulkar to the Junior Cricketer of the Year award in 1986.
He had a promising career but suffered a severe ankle injury that ended his international cricket dreams.
Instead of giving up, he moved into sports management, working for Nike and later founding KheloMore, a sports tech company that helps people find coaches and book sports venues.
KheloMore has grown into a successful business valued at around 82 crore.
Jatin also wrote a book about his father's cricket coaching legacy and continues to impact the sports world through his entrepreneurial ventures.
Jatin Paranjape beat Sachin Tendulkar to the Junior Cricketer of the Year award in 1986.
His cricket career was cut short by a severe ankle injury in the late 1990s.
He transitioned into sports management, working for Nike and revolutionizing the national team's apparel.
Founded KheloMore in 2017, a sports tech company valued at approximately 82 crore.
Co-authored 'Cricket Drona' in 2020, a book tribute to his father's cricket coaching legacy.
- Who
- Jatin Paranjape, former cricketer and entrepreneur
- What
- Transition from cricket to sports management and founding KheloMore
- When
- Career transition in the late 1990s, KheloMore founded in 2017
- Where
- Mumbai, India, with global ties
- Why
- Injury ended his cricket career, leading to a shift into sports management and entrepreneurship
- Full Name
- Jatin Paranjape
- Notable Achievement
- Beat Sachin Tendulkar to Junior Cricketer of the Year in 1986
- Career Transition
- Shifted from cricket to sports management and entrepreneurship
- Company
- KheloMore
- Company Valuation
- Approximately 82 crore
- Notable Signing
- Signed Virat Kohli for Nike before his senior team debut
- Family
- Married to Gandhali Paranjape, sister of actress Sonali Bendre
- Book
- Co-authored 'Cricket Drona' in 2020