Faith and Patience is DOSHI’s mantra for life

Into his second innings, DILIP DOSHI, the Chairman and Managing Director, ENTRACK INTERNATIONAL TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED, was born in 1947 in Rajkot, a lively town in Gujarat.
Though, Dilip never spent much time in Rajkot and rather his formative years, his school days and early cricketing experiences was in Kolkata. Cricket being his first love, in 1972, he had a choice of doing his final law examination or concentrating on cricket career and coming to England to play. He chose cricket and since then, London has remained a home away from home and a center of his activities and achievements.

Dilip’s achievements both in cricket and business have remained distinctive, admirable and exemplary. In cricket he has played remarkably for Bengal and India, test matches and international matches and has also played in English Counties and Leagues. He has played with and against cricketers of international name and fame and has been enjoying very close and cordial relations with them.
In business, Dilip had a dream and desire to deal in world class luxury products. With his visionary ability to see beyond normal timeframe, he could visualize increasing needs and awareness of discerning customers in India for luxury brands. It was with such foresight and enterprising spirit that Entrack India was incorporated in 1994. With his zeal, he has successfully introduced several legendary luxury brands to Indian market and has been exploring in unique manner market potential thereof. This has ensured continuous growth and development of Entrack.
In India, Montblanc, the German luxury manufacturer of sophisticated writing instruments, is solely represented by Entrack International Trading Private Limited.

In a forward to Dilip’s book “Spin Punch” Sir Garfield Sobers said “Dilip Doshi has an interesting story to tell and immeasurable knowledge to pass on to those who want to follow his path into professional cricket. He has played at all levels over the world and there can be no one more qualified to talk about the dying art of spin bowling.”

This could be well applicable to his acumen and achievement in the business for luxury brands.
Dilip’s achievement in game or business could be summarized in what he has written in his book “Spin Punch”, which says, “My story is more mundane and down to earth, a story of hard work, burning ambition a certain faith in myself and, most of all, plenty of patience.”

Dilip says “In today's world it should be possible to provide literacy to everyone, that only some of the lucky ones can take for granted. Literacy breeds self confidence and self esteem in every human being. For Montblanc this kind of philosophy and responsibility are deeply instilled in its thought process. It is quite wonderful and satisfying to be a part of this evolution."

Dilip Doshi, an economics student from Calcutta University says, "Even when I was playing the game I was making plans for my future. One has to move on in life.
Dilip was always interested in Entrack International Trading. “We represent some of the top class luxurious brands in India and abroad like Mont Blanc, Burberrys, Chirico watches, Canally Men's fashion from Milan etc." For his choice of business in life, he smiles and says, "I subscribe to Oscar Wilde's saying: I am a simple man and simply love the best things in life."

Doshi is probably one of the few cricketers who after retiring from the game have chosen an entirely different playing field. "I am not a great believer in cricketers writing or commentating. I think most of them are rather poor, except for maybe Ravi Shastri. All the others are dull and drab. As a spectator I'd rather listen to people who'd bring colour to the game than someone telling me in every other sentence what is technically right or wrong. It is very boring."

The fact that writing is deeply rooted in Montblanc’s history and one of the brand’s core values led Montblanc to initiate the Signature for Good Programme, which supports UNICEF in its efforts to ensure a quality education.