ASICS India name cricketers Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar as brand ambassadors
New Delhi, Aug 21 : Sport performance brand, ASICS have roped in Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as their first brand ambassadors in the country, it was announced on Tuesday.
The partnership will see Jasprit and Bhuvneshwar join hands to underscore the company's commitment towards India.
Commenting on the brand association, Managing Director of ASICS India Rajat Khurana said: "We are extremely delighted to bring on board leading cricketers of our Indian cricket team, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar as the brand ambassadors for ASICS India."
"This partnership is also an extension of the Global ‘I Move Me' campaign for ASICS. Their commitment to fitness on and off field leading to team India's success is commendable, they truly resonate the brand's core value. As a part of this partnership we are looking forward to inspiring others to join us in our initiative of making India fit," he added.
Sharing his excitement on being the brand ambassador for ASICS, Bumrah added. "I am extremely happy to represent ASICS in India. Being an ASICS athlete gives me the pleasure of working with a brand that I have been a fan of since my early years.
Echoing Bumrah's words, Bhuvneshwar said: ""I am absolutely thrilled about representing one of the leading brands in the world. As an athlete and a fast bowler, shoes are very important part of our lives. ASICS is one brand that I completely trust and believe in, given the best in class technology that it offers.
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Uppinangady Police arrest man, seize 1.5 kg ganja worth Rs 15,000 found in his vehicle
Puttur: Uppinangady Police recently arrested a man from Belthangady who was taking narcotic supplies in an auto rickshaw on the National Highway 75 stretch at Bolar in Nekkilady village of Puttur taluk.
The police team confiscated approximately 1.5 kg narcotics, estimated to be worth Rs 15,000, which he was transporting in his auto rickshaw, reports Times of India.
Sub-inspector Avinash H has said that the arrested man, identified as Abdul Saleem, 35, a resident of Kalejibail Puthila village in Belthangady taluk, was stopped at the Bolar check-post when he was traveling from Bantwal to Uppinangady. Saleem, who attempted to escape, was surrounded by the police team and caught when he further tried to escape on foot.
On being questioned by the police, the auto rickshaw driver confessed that he was a substance user and also sells narcotics to customers. He told the police that he was taking marijuana given by one Naushad to customers in Uppinangady.
Saleem was taken into custody by the Uppinangady Police, who have registered a case under Sections 8(c), 20(b) ii(B), 27(b) of the NDPS Act, and Section 3(5) of BNS.
