Age: 44
Title: Chairman and commissioner, Indian Premier League
PRO: The incredible commercial success of the inaugural Twenty20 pro league in India has made Modi one of the most powerful men in world cricket and arguably the most influential change agent in the game for at least 30 years.
CON: Modi's revolution may make cricket richer and glitzier, but will it end up destroying the game as we know it?
Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008
There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable and not so notable sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best