Advisory Board
School of
Sports Science
Guiding Lights: Our Distinguished Advisory Board
The Advisory Board, comprised of professionals from various sports fields, ensures the relevance and impact of our curriculum,
shaping students’ futures by bridging the gap between academic learning and industry requirements.
Mr. John Gloster
- Founding Partner at Triarchh Ventures.
- Rajasthan Royal’s cricket team’s Head Physiotherapist and Medical Coordinator.
- GoSports Foundation’s Head of Sports Science and Board Advisor.
Former Chief Performance Officer & Board Advisor for KOOH Sports.
- Former Head Physiotherapist for Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Former Physiotherapist at the Surrey County Cricket Club from 1998 to 2001.
- Former Head Sports Physiotherapist for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Prof. Ratnakar Shetty
- One of India’s longest-serving sports administrators.
- Former Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager (Administration and Game Development), BCCI.
- Elected the Joint Secretary of the BCCI in 2003.
- Served Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) as Hony. Jt. Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President, for nearly two decades.
Host Tournament Director, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006.
Author of the book, “On Board: My Years in BCCI.
Dr. Pralay Mujumdar
- Ex- Academician teaching Post-Graduate Course (PGDSM) for Medical Graduate Students.
- Dean PAN India for Sports Authority of India (SAI).
- Honorary Faculty at Yoga and Life Sciences at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Deemed University.
- Former Head of Sports Science, at SAI-India.
- Former Head of Sports Science & Health Center at SAI- Bengaluru.
- Former Senior Sports Scientist at SAI.
- High-Performance Director at Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
- Former Respiratory Physiologist at Armed Force Medical College- Pune.
Dr. Anant Joshi
- One of the first Sports Medicine Expert in India
- Has more than 28 years of experience and is well-known as Sachin Tendulkar’s doctor.
- Consultant to the BCCI on sporting injuries.
- Pioneer of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine in India.
- Medical Director for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
- Consultant at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre- Mumbai
Dr. Aadil S. Chagla
- Professor and Chief at the Department of Neurosurgery at K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
- Visiting Consultant at Ashwini (Command Hospital of the Armed Forces).
- Visiting Consultant at Parsee General Hospital and Goa Medical College, Bambolim.
- Medical Practitioner at Breach Candy Hospital.
Dr. Anil Karnik
- Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai.
- Ex- I/c Director, Garware Institute for Career Education and Development, University of Mumbai.
- UGC-BSR Fellow.
- Elected Fellow for the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.• Guidance provided for award of Research degrees:
- Ph. D.: 18; M. Sc. (By Research): 16
- Research Publications: More than 50 in high impact National and International journals.
- Book Published: Stereochemistry: A Three-Dimensional Insight’, Elsevier, 2021.
- Ph. D. Examiner for many Universities; Reviewer for many International Journals in Chemistry.