One of the youngest batting sensations of India, Shubman Gill who was the vice-captain of the country in the Under-19 World Cup has signed up with the country’s top celebrity management company KWAN, who will now manage his commercial interests. On Wednesday, the Mumbai-based KWAN announced the news and revealed that the multi-year contract will aim to position 18-year-old Shubman as the face of the young squad that has already captured the imagination of cricket fans.
Shubman came into the spotlight during India’s dominating World Cup campaign, scoring 418 runs at an average of 104.50 while guiding the boys in blue to its fourth world title from the crucial No. 3 position. He ha already made his Ranji Trophy debut and even his IPL 2018 season can’t be considered as dull.
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KWAN’s Indranil Das Blah welcomed the youngster after the association, he said, “We are excited to announce that Shubman Gill has joined the KWAN family. We have always been very keen on supporting India’s growing sports market, and Shubman is a testament to just that. He was the MVP of the 2018 U-19 World Cup and we believe he has a great future ahead of him and we are delighted to be a part of that journey.”
Gill currently touring with the India ‘A’ team to England, talking about his deal with KWAN, the talented youngster said, “KWAN is one of the best talent management and sports marketing companies in the country. I am delighted to be associating with the KWAN team and am looking forward to the opportunities that it will unlock for me. I am confident that it will be a great partnership.”
KWAN works across multiple domains, such as celebrity management, live entertainment, sports, TV, licensing, movie packaging, music, and regional cinema. KWAN is currently associated with several Indian celebrities, including celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sania Mirza, Dinesh Karthik, Rana Dagubatti, Mahesh Babu, Pritam, Shraddha Kapoor, and Sushant Singh Rajput.
