15 Cricketers and the brands that suit them the most

15 Cricketers and the brands that suit them the most: The cricketers in the modern era are not just confined to their on-field antics. As the game has progressed, the players have certainly grown in stature. No wonder more and more companies are now looking to hook up cricketers as their brand ambassadors. Some brands are surely great with their products; others are even better with their catchy taglines. Here is one such list of cricketers and some popular brands that suit them the most. Some have already endorsed them and for the others, we would certainly love to see them endorsing these brands! Here are 15 Cricketers and the brands that suit them the most: 1. Sachin Tendulkar – Pepsi “Ye Dil Maange More”: (© DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) Talk about brand endorsements, the name of Sachin Tendulkar comes to the mind. Sachin has endorsed so many brands and, in fact, it was Sachin who brought sponsors to the Indian cricket team. But the brand tagline that suits him the most is “ye dil maange more” (the heart demands more) by Pepsi. The love that this man had for the game, it was not only the fans that always watched him play and said in awe that ye dil maange more, but even Sachin had the same thing to say to the game of cricket. Also Read – Slogans and Success Mantras of the top cricket teams 2. Murali Karthik – Videocon “The Indian Multinational”: Murali Kartik (© Getty Images) Murali Karthik is a former Indian cricketer who sporadically represented the India from 2000 to 2007. He is a specialist slow left-arm orthodox bowler and fiddles around with the bat too. But that is not something that has given him the fame. He became more successful as a county player. The left armer represented the county teams like Somerset, Surrey, and Middlesex and put up decent performances to be in the regular playing 11. Well, he has certainly made us proud. Now wonder why we feel that this man is worth the tagline “The Indian Multinational”. 3. Brendan Taylor – Southwest Airlines “Ding! You are now free to move about the country”: Brendan Taylor. (© Getty Images) The former Zimbabwean skipper who recently retired from international cricket in 2015 gets the best deal from Southwest Airlines. The stylish wicket-keeper batsman retired from cricket and is currently playing for Nottinghamshire in England in order to pursue a cricket career in England. Well, he is certainly not the first player to leave his country and play for other nation. There have been many more like Roelof Van der Merwe, Boyd Rankin, Ed Joyce, Dirk Nanner; just to name a few. All these gentlemen seem to be in love with the Southwest Airlines! 4. Steve Smith – L’Oreal “Because You are worth it”: Steven Smith. (© Cricket Australia/Getty Images) The Aussie skipper is certainly in the prime of his career. Having been in an ominous touch in all formats of the game over the last 18 months, the flamboyant middle-order batsman from Sydney, earned the Test and ODI captaincy after the 2015 World Cup. While many other senior players were in the fray for the top job, Cricket Australia chose Smith and definitely said this to him “Because you’re worth it!” 5. Rahul Dravid -Raymond “The Complete Man”: Rahul Dravid. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Wall of Indian cricket showed his class and temperament not only on the field but has been a true ambassador of the game off the field as well. Being a thorough gentleman, Dravid often was the unannounced ambassador of the gentleman’s game. His discipline on the field, the calmness as the skipper and the ability to be the right guide for his subordinates definitely made him “the complete man” 6. AB de Villiers – Apple “Think Different”: Ab de Villiers. (© Getty Images) While the rest of the world concentrates on playing with the straight bat and prefers playing safe down the ground, this gentleman from South Africa invented the other way of doing things. The Mr. 360 of the game with the ability to smack the ball to all part of the ground, getting into different positions and creating unbelievable angles; de Villiers, certainly knows how to “think different” 7. Kumar Dharmasena – LIC “Zindagi Ke saath bhi, Zindagi ke Baad bhi”: Kumar Dharmasena. (© Getty Images) Known for his umpiring skills around the globe, Kumar Dharmsena never gets tired of the game. Well, we certainly do not literally mean Zindagi (life) here, we refer to the cricket career. Dharmasena, who represented the Sri Lankan national team in 131 ODIs turned a professional umpire after retirement. He certainly seems to be in deep love with the game. 8. MS Dhoni – Asian Paints “Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai”: MS Dhoni. (© Getty Images) He might not have been in the best of forms in the recent times and is under direct scrutiny from all corners, but Indian ODI skipper MSD has surely been a special man. The only captain in world cricket to have won all 3 major ICC events (ICC World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, and the Champions Trophy), MS Dhoni, is the actual superman from India. Despite bringing so many accolades for his nation, every single cricket critic, be it amateur or professional, has his say on Dhoni. Wouldn’t be wrong to say that when it comes to MSD, Har Ghar Kuch Kehta hai! 9. Virat Kohli – JK Super Cements “Vishwas Hai, Isme Kuch Khaas Hai”: (© Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) The modern day master of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli has produced some miraculous performances under pressure. Scoring 183 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup and a blitzkrieg down under against Sri Lanka are some of his best innings. The batsman who holds the record of the fastest century by an Indian player (52 balls), Virat Kohli, can do anything and everything on the field. Time and again he has proved his fans right. Vishwas hai, isme kuch khaas hai! 11. Chris Gayle – Ambuja Cement “Virat Compressive Strength”: Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images) When it comes to power hitting in the game of cricket, there is one man who always has his name among the best, Christopher Henry Gayle. There is no denial of the fact that the man with most T20 centuries is a dynamic hitter of the cricket ball. How does Gayle manage to do that? Well, the answer is quite clear, he has Virat Compressive Strength! 12. Brendon McCullum – Nike “Just do it”: Brendon McCullum. (© Getty Images) He is perfect for everything. Even Adidas would have worked wonders for this guy after all nothing is impossible for this man, Brendon McCullum on the cricket field. The ball is racing towards the fence at a bullet speed, soon you would see McCullum coming out of nowhere to put in a dive and stop the ball. He has been electrifying wicket keeper for the Kiwis. He can play those cheeky shots and bat 360 degrees, and has been an excellent skipper as well. He firmly believes in just doing it! 13. Kevin Pietersen: Havells RCB “Shock Laga Kya”: Kevin Pietersen. (© Getty Images) Undoubtedly Kevin is one of the finest batters in world cricket today. But more than his performances on the field, he has been more famous for his off the field antics in the recent times. And all of them have given some or the other shock to some or the other person. The stylish South-Africa born English batsman shocked his teammates when he exchanged messages with the opposition team during a Test tour. He added a bit more to the shock of a few English players by revealing their manipulation and tactics in his autobiography. In short, he has been constantly asking them “Shock Laga Kya?” 14. Brad Hogg – Levis “Quality never goes out of style”: Brad Hogg. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Defying all the age barriers of cricket, Brad Hogg stepped on to the cricket field as a 44-year-old in the recent edition of the IPL. Much against all speculations that the Aussie might look weary, he actually turned the heater on against the batsmen and troubled the batsmen with his Chinaman deliveries bowling for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Needless to say, Quality never goes out of style. 15. Stuart Binny – Lux Cozi “Apna luck pehen ke chalo”: Stuart Binny. (Photo Source: AFP) His performances in the domestic circuit have been good, wouldn’t say that they have been great. But certainly there must have been some special talent in him that helped him make his way into the Indian team. But for some or the other reason, Binny has failed to deliver the goods at the international circuit. Despite all that, he has also managed to maintain his place in the squad, if not the playing XI. Well, he is certainly riding on some good luck! Also Read – 10 Most debatable statements by Cricketers