Today, Jasprit Bumrah is counted as one of the best cricketers on the Indian cricket team. Bumrah is one of the fastest Indian bowlers with an average speed of 142 km/h.
His fastest was 153.26 km/h, which he bowled during the first Test match of India Tour of Australia 2018, at the Adelaide Oval, outpacing Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.
Having joined the Indian cricket team just a few years back, Bumrah’s impeccable performance and brand engagement have made his net worth nearly Rs 30 crores.
Here are some of the brands that have approached the fast pace bowler and made him the face of their companies.
Zaggle
In 2018, Zaggle, a payments and group dining company, announced Jasprit Bumrah, who was then India’s latest bowling sensation as their Brand Ambassador. The company took this strategic step in order to increase its market share in the Indian domestic market in the payments space.
ASICS
In 2019, ASICS, a Japanese sports equipment company announced Jasprit Bumrah along with Bhuvaneshwar Kumar as their first India brand ambassador. This was done under the ASICS’ Pace to Glory’ campaign.
Seagram’s Royal Stag
In 2019, Jasprit Bumrah became the face of Seagram’s Royal Stag. Kartik Mohindra, CMO, Pernod Ricard India, welcomed Bumrah on board with a lot of excitement as expressed by many of his press statements.
boAT
Placing a huge bet on cricket with its marketing campaign, boAT roped in not just Jasprit Bumrah but Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, and Prithvi Shaw as their brand captains.
Dream11
Dream11 which was the title sponsor for IPL2020 had a star-studded campaign. Featuring Indian cricketers like MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rishabh Pant, the special Dream11 advertisement was all about gully cricket and so much fun to watch.
Oneplus Wearables
Leading smartphone brand OnePlus announced on 18th Jun’21 that it has roped in cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its wearables category.
