Nikhil Kulkarni

A lifelong cricket tragic, Nikhil Kulkarni’s first book, My Summer of Cricket, is an impassioned memoir chronicling the Test cricket matches between Australia and India over the 2024–25 summer. It’s also a heartfelt homage to the lasting connections between cricket fans across the globe.

With a distinguished career as a product management leader across several startups and high-growth companies in India and Australia, Nikhil currently leads teams in the AI space at Atlassian. He regularly speaks on AI and product management and mentors young talent.

Nikhil is a community leader and advocate for deeper Australia–India ties. He serves on the management committee of the NSW chapter of the Australia–India Business Council and was recognised as a 2024 finalist at the Asian Australian Leadership Awards in the Corporate Category. In 2025, he was named one of 21 national leaders in Asian Australian Voices, an initiative that uplifts diverse voices in discussions and policymaking regarding Australia’s engagement with Asia.

A strong believer in paying it forward, Nikhil was a founding volunteer and part-time Fellow at iSPIRIT, a think tank in India aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in the software product ecosystem. He has led several programs and key events for the Indian startup community.

Nikhil’s deep love for cricket is matched only by his enthusiasm for wordplay and puns. An avid quizzer, he has appeared twice on SBS’s Mastermind. He is deeply invested in supporting girls’ cricket and lives in Sydney with his wife and two daughters – both of whom he’s trying to convince to pick up the bat!

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My Summer of Cricket

by Nikhil Kulkarni

Howzat! Summer of Cricket traces Nikhil Kulkarni’s devotion to the sport over the last three decades. From a village in North Karnataka in India to the bright lights of Sydney, Nikhil has lived and breathed the inevitable highs and lows that come with being a cricket fan.

From listening to early morning radio commentaries to witnessing Sachin Tendulkar’s final match, Nikhil insists that every hour he was engrossed in watching, listening to and thinking about cricket was time well spent.

This dedication culminated in the summer of 2024–25, when he undertook a personal pilgrimage to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, attending every single match day of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, an epic, bilateral cricket battle between India and Australia.

Follow Nikhil as he meets fascinating people, explores new cities and forges new, unforgettable memories. To read Summer of Cricket is to understand that cricket is more than a game – it’s a connection between the peoples of different countries, a vehicle for supporting meaningful causes, and a way to bridge generations.

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