Internet Desk: Ravi Thakran (Chairman, Spartan International) announced Sachin Tendulkar, widely regarded as one of the World’s greatest batsmen of all time and affectionately known as Master Blaster, has joined the Spartan International Group.
Sachin Tendulkar has joined as an investor and will serve on the Advisory Board alongside Chris Gayle, Kunal Sharma, Managing Director & Founder of Spartan Sports and Ravi Thakran. Sachin would also be advising Spartan on enhancing safety using technology and innovation across all sporting equipment designed and manufactured by Spartan. Sachin and the Spartan management will endeavour to make sports safer and bring more people into a sporting way of life.
Spartan International has grown to become known as an innovative product developer across a broad range of sports including Cricket, all Football disciplines, Netball, Basketball, to name a few, and a wide range of health & fitness products, including, an active shoes and apparel range.
Spartan International, headquartered in Australia, boasts a world-class product development team, manufacturing facilities and is dedicated to a wide range of philanthropic initiatives including the Spartan Foundation.
In January 2016, Spartan also launched the first global Virtual Sports Club, The Spartan Cricket Club. Spartan Cricket Club provides a unique global forum including a wide range of services dedicated to promoting cricket amongst cricket communities and fans around the world. Sachin will join us at Spartan providing his leadership with the Spartan Cricket Club in further developing sport and healthy living around the world.
The Spartan Cricket Club boasts some of the worlds highest performing cricketers, including Chris Gayle, MS Dhoni, Eoin Morgan, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Joe Burns and Holly Ferling as its foundation members.
The Spartan International brand has developed over the last few years as one of the world’s most exciting and innovative sporting companies. The addition of Sachin Tendulkar as a member of the Advisory Board and Shareholder further positions Spartan as a leader in sport globally.