Entrepreneur. Student. Cricketer. Writer. Building at the intersection of sport, business, and social impact.
I'm Vihaann Jaiin - 16, Grade 11 at Oberoi International School JVLR, Mumbai (Class of 2027). For a decade, cricket was my identity. I captained teams from U10 through U17 at Mumbai Cricket Club, was selected to the Mumbai Cricket Association U14 and U16 Summer Camp Squads, and ranked 1st on the MVP leaderboard out of 300+ international school cricketers at the ISSO India U17 Cricket Tournament 2025 in Jaipur, through the group stage. The leaderboard scores cumulative batting, bowling and fielding totals, so with my team exiting after the group stage I played only 3 games across the tournament against the 7 played by everyone ranked above me, finishing 9th overall.
I also won Player of the Tournament, Best Batsman, and 2x Man of the Match at the JBCN IB Cricket Championship 2025. As academics have intensified in the IBDP, that same drive now fuels my work in research, writing, MUN, and community initiatives. I founded Lunch for Legends, co-founded a financial-services venture and an AI emergency-response startup, and have published two peer-reviewed papers and a book, with a second forthcoming.
JBCN IB Cricket Championship 2025 · OISJVLR MUN 2024
Social enterprise supporting under-resourced young cricketers in Mumbai. Delivered 1,500 tiffins to 50 young cricketers across 30 days and raised over US$5,000. Now MSME registered with a trademark filed, a COO appointed, and an internal operations app built to manage distribution.
1,500 Tiffins - US$5,000 RaisedAI emergency-response venture connecting people to the nearest suitable ambulance and hospital. Awarded a US$2,000 grant by the IB Global Youth Action Fund, presented by Dr. Nicole Bien, IB Chief Schools Officer.
US$2,000 Grant AwardedFinancial-services venture developing outsourced CFO services for small and mid-sized businesses, bringing financial planning, reporting and analysis capability to companies too small to hire in-house.
Co-founder - B2B ServicesTook a non-alcoholic beverage from category research through formulation, batch costing and production planning. Currently in customer testing.
Concept to Customer TestingIn-house work across the family distillery business: a Sweden export market-entry analysis, support for the Buransh Bagh launch, product development for a malt whisky and a new gin expression, investor and trade materials, and founder positioning strategy.
Export Strategy & BrandOmnichannel retail expansion and market-prioritisation project. Built a 0-100 Market Attractiveness Index weighting six factors across Indian urban markets: housing demand, consumer affluence, market growth, competitive intensity, company whitespace and digital demand. Produced a strategy report with expansion recommendations and presented to the CEO and senior leadership.
Presented to the CEOProduced Competitive RevPAR Benchmarking and Demand-Based Pricing Analysis for Luxury Hotels, benchmarking IHCL against EIH (Oberoi, Trident) across peak, shoulder and trough demand. Found rate accounted for roughly 90% of Q4 FY2025 RevPAR growth, built a demand-based pricing model, and developed six recommendations on elasticity measurement and contribution-based pricing.
Full Analytical Report DeliveredDisclosure-based assessment of IHCL's Paathya 2030 commitments against hospitality sustainability standards. Built a weighted scorecard across seven dimensions, scoring 2.96/5, and calculated that certification would need to rise from roughly 14 to 116 hotels annually to cover the targeted portfolio by 2030. Delivered six prioritised recommendations.
Weighted Scorecard & Trajectory AnalysisWorked the distillery floor across gin manufacturing: batch production, bottling, filling capacity and production scheduling. Built an understanding of supplier minimum-order quantities, inventory requirements and fixed-cost utilisation.
Operations & ManufacturingAuthored "Determinants of Merger and Acquisition Success", a comparative case study of the failed Zee-Sony merger and the Reliance-Disney combination that formed JioStar, assessed across six variables and a five-stage M&A framework.
Peer-Reviewed PublicationAuthored "Cricket Styling: Evolution of Aesthetics, Performance, and Identity in Modern Cricket Apparel", published in an ISO and UGC-certified peer-reviewed journal.
Peer-Reviewed PublicationNonfiction book examining how astrology platforms, lotteries and retail derivatives trading all monetise the same discomfort: not knowing what happens next. Published through Notion Press.
Second Book - ForthcomingWrote and published "Sustainable Finance: A Practical Guide", covering ESG, green and social bonds, microfinance and impact investing. Developed from MYP Personal Project work.
Published AuthorPublish long-form pieces on cricket, leadership and what elite athletes teach about discipline and legacy, covering Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni. Over 1,100 followers on LinkedIn.
5 Published ArticlesSelected from more than 2,000 entries across 111 countries. The award included a scholarship to Lumiere's Individual Research Program.
Top entrant - 111 CountriesCommended in the Economics category of the John Locke Institute Essay Competition, a global essay competition for pre-university students judged by academics from Oxford and Princeton.
Global Essay CommendationRecognised on the Immerse Education Essay Competition Honours List for work in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
PPE Honours ListPitched Lunch for Legends as a for-profit social enterprise, developing two revenue streams: corporate sponsorship and FMCG product-slot sponsorship.
Business Case CompetitionCompeted in Wharton's global investment competition, managing a simulated portfolio against a defined client brief alongside teams from around the world.
Global Investment CompetitionAwarded a US$2,000 grant by the IB Global Youth Action Fund for 1Life, an AI emergency-response venture. Presented by Dr. Nicole Bien, IB Chief Schools Officer. The fund backs student-led initiatives selected from IB schools worldwide.
US$2,000 GrantISSO India U17 Nationals 2025: 1st on the MVP leaderboard out of 300+ international school players through the group stage. JBCN IB Cricket Championship 2025: Player of the Tournament, Best Batsman and two Man of the Match awards. MCC Elite Cup: winning captain. OIS Sports Fest 2026: runners-up and Man of the Match.
7 Cricket AwardsRecognised with an Honourable Mention at OISJVLR MUN 2024 for performance and diplomacy in committee debate.
Committee RecognitionCompleted a virtual professional simulation covering financial analysis, valuation and controller-related work.
Professional SimulationLead OIS JVLR's school cricket team at school, district and national levels. Captained MCC teams from U10 through U17 across 10+ years. Won the MCC Elite Cup as captain. At ISSO India U17 2025 in Jaipur, ranked 1st on the MVP leaderboard out of 300+ international school players through the group stage. Finished 9th overall on a cumulative leaderboard, having played only 3 games across the tournament against the 7 played by everyone ranked above me.
MCC Elite Cup Winning CaptainSelected to Mumbai Cricket Association summer camp squads across two age groups: the U14 Summer Camp Squad (April 2021 - June 2023) and the U16 Summer Camp Squad (April 2023 - June 2024). MCA is the state association governing cricket in Mumbai, and selection is drawn from thousands of club and school players across the city.
MCA Summer Camp Squad SelectionWon Player of the Tournament, Best Batsman and two Man of the Match awards at the JBCN IB Cricket Championship, contested between IB schools across Mumbai.
4 Individual AwardsFinished runners-up at the OIS Sports Fest and was named Man of the Match.
Man of the MatchCaptained Mumbai Cricket Club sides continuously from under-10 to under-16, across more than a decade of competitive club cricket.
Decade of CaptaincyRepresented the school on the OIS Swim Team alongside cricket, before specialising.
School RepresentativeDrove MUN conference marketing campaigns that amassed 1.5M+ views, promoting conferences through creative campaigns and outreach to raise participation and visibility.
1.5M+ Campaign ViewsRepresented Peru at the UNODC committee (JBCNMUN) and Argentina at DISEC (ABMUN 2024), engaging with international policy, public speaking and geopolitical debate at inter-school level.
Two International CommitteesCaptained sides continuously from under-10 to under-17 across school and club cricket, a decade of unbroken team leadership. Responsible for selection input, field settings, bowling changes and squad morale across school, district and national-level competition, while balancing captaincy with the demands of the IBDP.
A Decade of Team LeadershipServed on the Core Team planning and running debates, workshops and committee sessions, engaging peers in diplomacy, public speaking and problem-solving.
Club Programming & DeliveryLed technical production for school events and performances across nearly three academic years, managing lighting rigs and sound equipment.
Technical Production LeadTwo years running classroom sessions at Pali Chimbai Municipal School for children from low-income communities across Mumbai.
2 Years - EducationRaised funds for Aseema's arts and culture programming, developing the outreach and pitching skills later applied to building Lunch for Legends.
Arts & Culture FundraisingCo-led a Milaap fundraiser supporting a child undergoing cancer treatment, running the campaign's outreach and marketing.
Co-led Fundraiser CampaignTook part in the Big Mumbai Cleanup, a city-wide environmental drive.
Environmental DriveEarly fundraising work supporting housing and health initiatives.
Housing & Health
Two four-week project-based internships with Indian Hotels Company Limited, a Tata Enterprise. Each produced a full written analytical report.
Benchmarked competitive revenue performance across the Mumbai luxury hotel market and built a demand-based pricing model to identify revenue-optimal room rates across the seasonal cycle, using IHCL and EIH Limited (Oberoi, Trident) as listed comparators.
Assessed IHCL's Paathya sustainability framework against its stated 2030 commitments and prevailing hospitality standards, producing a weighted scorecard, trajectory analysis, and prioritised recommendations.
The IBDP has given me a rigorous framework - HL Economics, Business Management, and Math AI are not just subjects, they're lenses. But curiosity is what connects the dots. Here's what I'm genuinely obsessed with:
From how startups scale to why legacy companies fail, I'm obsessed with the mechanics of building. My HL Business Management coursework grounds these interests in theory - Lunch for Legends is where I practise them in the real world.
HL Economics has deepened my understanding of markets, macro forces, and capital allocation. My eGuide on Sustainable Finance - published on Amazon - reflects this passion for making financial systems more accessible and impactful.
The world is constantly signalling its priorities - I pay attention. My PPE essay recognised by Immerse Education reflects a broader curiosity: philosophy, politics, and economics are deeply intertwined, and I want to understand all three.
A decade of cricket forged resilience and leadership. I now write about what elite athletes teach us - published on Medium and LinkedIn. Sport and storytelling are how I process the world and share what I learn.
From peer-reviewed journals to Amazon and Medium - I write across cricket, leadership, finance, and sport. Published at 16, with a research paper in an ISO-certified journal and an eGuide available worldwide.
"Determinants of Merger and Acquisition Success: A Comparative Study of the Failed Zee-Sony Merger and the Formation of JioStar" - published in the American Scholarly Journal for Scientific Research (ASJSR), Volume 2026, Issue 1003, ISSN 3143-2999. A qualitative comparative case study analysing why the Zee-Sony merger collapsed in January 2024 while the Reliance-Disney combination completed and integrated successfully, evaluated across six variables and a five-stage M&A success framework.
Read the paper Journal"Cricket Styling: Evolution of Aesthetics, Performance, and Identity in Modern Cricket Apparel" - published in IJARESM (ISO & UGC-certified, peer-reviewed, Impact Factor: 8.536), Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025. Examines how cricket uniforms evolved from tradition to storytelling, branding, and identity-driven assets.
Find in Volume 13, Issue 11"Sustainable Finance: A Practical Guide - How Financial Systems Can Drive Community Growth" - Kindle Edition. What started as a school PP project became a published guide exploring ESG, green bonds, social bonds, microfinance, and how finance can be a genuine force for community good.
Buy on AmazonA nonfiction book on the business of certainty: how astrology platforms, lotteries and retail derivatives trading all monetise the same discomfort. Publishing through Notion Press in 2026.
See the Books sectionSep 2025
How Kohli's discipline and relentless work redefined cricket for a generation. A personal account of why, for Gen Z, he was never a rising star but the standard everyone measured themselves against.
Read on MediumOct 2025
Bumrah proves you do not need to be loud to be legendary. On humble beginnings, an unorthodox action turned into a weapon, and why controlled brilliance beats noise.
Read on MediumOct 2025
He does not always roar, but when he does the game remembers. On timing, quiet leadership, and the elegance that defines Rohit's legacy.
Read on MediumNov 2025
The rockstar all-rounder who changed the vibe of Indian cricket. On confidence that is earned rather than gifted, and the courage to rise when the world watches you fall.
Read on MediumMar 2026
Some players inspire with aggression. Dhoni inspired a generation with stillness. On why leadership is rarely about being the loudest voice on the field.
Read on Medium
Lunch for Legends is a youth-led social initiative founded by Vihaann Jaiin that provides young cricketers from underprivileged and low-income backgrounds with food and basic necessities - because no child should choose between their dream and a meal.
A donor contributes Rs. 150. That money goes to a local vendor - a tiffin maker, dhaba, or restaurant - who prepares one nutritious meal. Tiffins are collected and distributed at cricket grounds and academies, free of charge.
To date we have delivered 1,500 tiffins to 50 young cricketers across 30 days and raised over US$5,000. Lunch for Legends is now MSME registered with a trademark filed, a COO appointed, and an internal operations app built to manage distribution.
I was the privileged kid on the team - chauffeur-driven, three tiffins, electrolytes, everything for an 8-hour match in Mumbai's heat. But teammates beside me had nothing. Some couldn't afford a bun pav.
When I stepped back from competitive cricket, I kept thinking: how many talented kids are quietly suffering? Lunch for Legends is my answer - a platform where anyone can do real, tangible good from the comfort of their home.
Vendors fulfil their CSR obligations through participation - a concept I'm exploring through HL Business Management. Doing good becomes good business.
Hot, nutritious tiffins for young athletes on match days - performance begins on the plate, not the pitch.
Equipment, travel costs, and coaching access for athletes who cannot otherwise afford to compete.
Connecting talented youth with mentors and platforms - making sure the world sees the legends-in-waiting.
Schools, corporates, restaurants, sports academies, and individuals who believe talent shouldn't stop at an empty stomach - reach out to sponsor tiffins, donate equipment, or build a partnership.
How financial systems can drive community growth. Covers ESG principles, green bonds, social bonds, microfinance and impact investing, with case studies from rural microcredit in India to affordable housing financing. What began as a school project became a guide available worldwide.
Buy on AmazonAstrology apps, lottery tickets and retail options trading look like three unrelated businesses. Lucky Numbers argues they sell the same thing: relief from not knowing what happens next. The book examines what each customer is actually buying, why a prediction does not need to be correct for the business to work, and why the people who laugh at astrology apps were checking option chains eleven times before lunch.
Five chapters covering uncertainty as a product, the economics of astrology platforms, the lottery as monetised hope, and what SEBI's client-level data shows about retail derivatives.
