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[bigbenh99]

Kohli using a Nike-stickered bat which is sporting "TON" stickers on the edges of the bat vs Afghanistan today. He's wearing BAS gloves and pads that I can't see the branding of (think they're SS). Does he not have a sponsor or what is going on with the mish-mash of kit?
 

[Bruce]

My guess is multiple sponsors.   
 

[Manormanic]

or those IPL dolars have made him too rich to care? 

[Cover_Drive]

He's getting paid by Nike, SS and BAS :O

[bigbenh99]

It's pretty unusual isn't it for someone to have multiple kit sponsors? I'm assuming it's because he's earmarked as future India captain so companies are chucking money at him even for as small a part as gloves?

[PedalsMcgrew]

Nike and Aero are distributed by the same company in the UK I think? Might explain the Nike bat and the Aero pads look?

[The_Bird]

Same as Tendulkar with Adidas, (who have sponsored him for years before they made bats) Dhoni/Yuvraj with Reebok.

[Cover_Drive]

I don't know but Virat Kohli has family terms with BAS, thats what I once heard :S

[The_Bird]

Also Raina is using a Chavidas bat and SG/SS softs, I'm pretty sure the Indian's couldn't at less the amount they earn in the IPL is probably miles more than what they'd get for a Kit sponsor.

[Cover_Drive]

Also Raina is using a Chavidas bat and SG softs, I'm pretty sure the Indian's couldn't at less the amount they earn in the IPL is probably miles more than what they'd get for a Kit sponsor.

His bats too are of TON...

[bigbenh99]

Same as Tendulkar with Adidas, (who have sponsored him for years before they made bats) Dhoni/Yuvraj with Reebok.

How do you mean by that? That they don't do softs?

Noticed Yuvraj using an 'Adidas' bat with TON on the edge, same with Dhoni's 'Reebok'. Do the main sponsors just not really care that they leave those edge stickers on? Surely anyone who knows anything of cricket would recognise they aren't using the bats that the stickers claim they are?

[The_Bird]

His bats too are of TON...

They were covered in Ton even when he was with SG. Devilliers was using a Kook stickered SS ton bat in the IPL lol. IMO its just clever stuff from SS as now everyone knows who uses their bats. Everyone should brand their bats.

[The_Bird]

How do you mean by that? That they don't do softs?

Noticed Yuvraj using an 'Adidas' bat with TON on the edge, same with Dhoni's 'Reebok'. Do the main sponsors just not really care that they leave those edge stickers on? Surely anyone who knows anything of cricket would recognise they aren't using the bats that the stickers claim they are?

Tendulkar has used Morrant Pads with Adidas logo's inserted or stuck over where the Morrant logos were.

[Cover_Drive]

Raina gloves are of SS too!

[bigbenh99]

Is that 'TON' on the side removable? I mean is it a sticker or is it carved into the wood and painted? As if it's stickers I don't understand why they're never removed. Ravi Bopara did this earlier in the year when he was using a bat stickered as GM (I think?) but had 'TON' on the edge