Basil Sellers

Basil Sellers (born 1935) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and philanthropist involved in business, sports, art, and philanthropy.

Sellers was born in India and grew up in the Anglo-Indian Railway Colonies, where he developed an early interest in sports such as badminton, tennis, and cricket.

Sellers has held leadership roles in several companies, including as the chief executive and major shareholder of Linter Group Ltd.

[1] In February 2018, Sellers was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bond University in recognition of his charitable work, sports development, and business acumen.

[3] Sellers played senior basketball and represented South Australia when the team won the Australian Championship in 1958.

Sellers' philanthropy extends to his birthplace, India, where he funded the purchase of a property in Chennai for the education of young girls from the slums.

He is a patron of the LBW Trust, focused on educating disadvantaged youth in developing cricket-playing countries, and the Chappell Foundation, which seeks to help young homeless people in Australia.