THREE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP
Despite not playing, De Villiers scores huge bat deal
AB de Villiers has signed a three-year bat sponsorship deal
South African batting superstar AB de Villiers has signed a three-year bat sponsorship deal, believed to be worth in the region of R28m, with Indian tyre manufacturing firm MRF, writes Mahlatse Mphahlele De Villiers‚ who is adored by millions of fans in that country‚ joins Indian batting powerhouses Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan as the company’s high-profile ambassadors, whose bats will display the MRF logo. While the deal was signed some time ago‚ De Villiers has had to return to the negotiating table with the firm after he said he was realigning his workload and would not play too many matches in the future. The tyre manufacturer wants him to play more games, but he has already missed the ODI and Test series against Australia‚ and the ODI series against New Zealand in 2016. He is also set to miss another series against New Zealand and Bangladesh in the coming months.
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