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[pigeonman007]

Has anyone seen any of the new Nike clothing range?

[pigeonman007]

Are any of the forum sponsors going to be stocking it?

[Vitas Cricket]

Are any of the forum sponsors going to be stocking it?

@pigeonman007 sorry for such a delayed reply, i did see this message when i was away on holiday, but forgot to reply.

Nike have left the cricket market in all countries except India. They don't have a distribution partner anymore and therefore no route to get their cricket products to retailers as they very rarely deal directly with retailers.

Aero used to be their distribution partner and unsurprisingly the Aero clothing is almost identical (branding aside) from the Nike range was shortly before it was discontinued, with the added bonus of being cheaper.

Nike may have plans to re-enter cricket outside of their core territory of India (Nike Cricket is controlled by Nike India PVT LTD, which is a subsidiary of Nike Inc) for 2017 and beyond, but as it stands there will be no Nike cricket products in the UK anytime soon.

[dannyhall04]

Am I missing something?
http://www.cricketdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/Cricket-Clothing/Nike-Cricket-Clothing

[Vitas Cricket]

There will always be exceptions due to the way the cricket industry operates. I could be wrong but i believe Cricket Direct to be owned by an Indian family, who presumably have contacts in India. I note they also have one model of the cricket shoe range that many players have been wearing on TV but is not available outside of India.