Thursday, October 8, 2009

WSG signs up Gautam Gambhir in a three-year deal

STAFF WRITER 15:45 HRS IST

Mumbai, Oct 8 (PTI) Indian opener and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Gautam Gambhir has been signed up by leading Asian sports marketing firm World Sport Group for three years.

The exact figures that the left-handed Delhi cricketer would reap from the deal with WSG, which has Sachin Tendulkar among its clients, were not mentioned in the statement issued by the company, but it's understood to be worth in crores.

WSG CEO Venu Nair said Gambhir is the second Indian cricketer after champion batsman Tendulkar to be signed up by the group.

"Gautam Gambhir - India's opening batsman in all forms of the game currently adds a left hander dimension to the right hander we already represent. The association is a long term one and is for Gautam's worldwide representation rights," Nair said in a media release.

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