Former India skipper Virat Kohli is one of the top sellable athletes around the globe. He is close to players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, LeBron James etc. Last year, he retired from T20Is right after winning the T20 World Cup. A few months back, Kohli announced his retirement from Test-match cricket and is now an ODI player.
Over the years, he has been engaged with a lot of brands, which comes from the fact that he is one of the successful players. He has been associated with more than 30 brands during the course of his career. These include industries such as Apparel & Lifestyle, Automotive, Food & Beverage, Sports Equipment, Fitness, and Others.
Here is the list of Virat Kohli’s Brand Ambassadorships
1. Puma, One8, Wrogn
Puma is one of the biggest Apparel brands in the world. They have invested in Men’s and Women’s apparels (footwear). They have sponsored quite a few sports activities across the globe. One8 is one of the businesses founded by Kohli himself. It offers a range of athleisure wear, footwear, fragrances, and accessories. Wrogn is another Indian brand founded by the former India captain. It focuses on fashion and apparel goods.
2. Audi India, Vivo
The Germany-based Audi is one of the biggest brands in India. They have partnered with the Cricket World Cup 2011 winner as the brand ambassador and the association is expected to go a bit longer. On the other hand, Vivo is one of the biggest mobile phone companies, based in China.
3. Too Yumm, Nestle, Boost
Too Yumm is a snacking brand run by Guiltfree Industries Ltd and its parent company is none other than RP Sanjiv Goenka Group. This company is known for its investments in the Lucknow SuperGiants, Durban SuperGiants and Manchester Originals. Nestle is a Switzerland-based multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation. Boost is a well known nutritional drink and shake for Adults.
4. MRF, Hyperice
MRF tyres is a well known former sponsor of players such as Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli etc. This is a tyre manufacturing company. Hyperice is a body massager.
5. Digit Insurance
This is a rising start-up which is based in Jaipur. They provide insurance for Cars, Bikes, Health, & Travel on their app and website. Kohli can be seen advertising for the brand during ad breaks in television shows.
6. American Tourister
This is a luggage brand and the 36-year-old is engaged with this as a brand ambassador. American Tourister is one of the biggest luggage carrier Blue Star
This is a home appliance company known for Air Conditioner, Commercial refrigeration, and MEPs. Kohli has been associated with it as a brand ambassador. His photo is on the top of the home page of the blue star’s official website.
7. Hero Motocorp
Hero Motocorp (formerly Hero Honda), is known for motorcycle and scooter production. After separating from Honda, the Japan-based company in 2011, the India-based Hero is one of the largest manufacturers of two-wheelers. Meanwhile, Virat has been associated with the brand for a long time and continues to do so.
There are more than 30 brands that are associated with one of the most celebrated cricketers which didn’t feature in the list
