Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal was signed by Aeronutrix Sports Products Private Limited for Fast&Up, flagship sports nutrition brand of the company. The announcement regarding the same was made on Thursday. Earlier famous tyre maker CEAT announced its association with the Karnataka batsman. The cricketer signs with the company Fast&Up when the brand is on the cusp of growth, focusing on a larger share of healthcare goods business in India.
Talking about his association, Mayank said: “I take fitness and leading a healthy lifestyle seriously. It’s an honour for me to partner with India’s fastest growing sports nutrition brand as we share a common set of values. Fast&Up has a range of top quality nutrition products that will form an integral component in my training regime.”
Mayank Agarwal had earlier signed a bat sponsorship deal with CEAT. (Photo: AFP)
Vijayraghavan Venugopal, CEO, Aeronutrix Sports Products Private Limited shared his thoughts and said, “We are glad to sign the exceptionally talented cricketer, Mayank Agarwal as a Fast&Up brand ambassador. At Fast&Up, sports is our passion and we strive to identify and encourage talented athletes in their sports journey by ensuring their nutritional needs are met. We believe that Mayank has all the qualities to become a top performer for Indian cricket and we look forward to his engagement with Fast&Up.”
After a record-breaking domestic season in 2017-18 and some consistent performances for both Karnataka & India A across formats, Mayank Agarwal received his maiden call to the Indian Test Team midway through the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Series in Australia. Mayank’s gritty knock of 76 on his Test Match debut in Melbourne, was the second-highest score by an Indian opener making his Test debut, overseas.
