Whether one is a team-leader in a business concern or on the cricket field, one requires interpersonal skills or soft skills to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, forge trust and commitment, and build relationships between individuals and within groups/teams. For a leader, creating, developing and sustaining such effective working relationships is as much essential as equipping himself with job- related hard skills. In fact, while a leader’s technical/functional knowledge earns him his team-members’ respect, his ability to relate to and influence others helps him win their cooperation.