New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Amol Muzumdar's journey in Indian cricket is not of a superstar but a profound study in persistence, patience and eventually a transformative leadership. For a man, who was bossing domestic cricket during his haydays with 11000-plus runs in first-class cricket, breaking into the Indian national team was certain.

Instead, he became the most celebrated Indian cricketer, who never earned a senior India cap. Unfortunately, Muzumdar belonged to that era of Indian cricket which was largely dominated the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly in the middle order.

A man who announced himself in Indian cricket with a 260-run knock on his Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai, Muzumdar was touted as t...