Ryan Burl who has played as many as 3 tests, 18 ODIs, and 25 T20is for Zimbabwe on Sunday came into highlights after a tweet. He tweeted a photo of his worn-out shoes and asked if they could get any sponsor so that they may not have to glue their shoes back after every series. Following this Puma took an initiative.
Puma, a Sports gear brand game forward with a sponsorship deal after that tweet. The brand indicated that they were ready to sponsor the kits for Zimbabwe’s cricket team.
Any chance we can get a sponsor so we don’t have to glue our shoes back after every series 😢 @newbalance @NewBalance_SA @NBCricket @ICAssociation pic.twitter.com/HH1hxzPC0m
— Ryan Burl (@ryanburl3) May 22, 2021
Ryan Burl in the previous tweet quoted that ” Any chance we can get a sponsor so we don’t have to glue our shoes back after every series @newbalance @NewBalance_SA @NBCricket @ICAssociation .”
Time to put the glue away, I got you covered @ryanburl3 💁🏽 https://t.co/FUd7U0w3U7
— PUMA Cricket (@pumacricket) May 23, 2021
Retweeting his tweet Puma cricket quoted “Time to put the glue away, I got you covered @ryanburl3.” Later Ryan Burl confirming the sponsorship deal thanked the Twitter community for the support.
I am so proud to announce that I’ll be joining the @pumacricket team. This is all due to the help and support from the fans over the last 24 hours. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all. Thanks so much @PUMA
— Ryan Burl (@ryanburl3) May 23, 2021
He wrote “I am so proud to announce that I’ll be joining the @pumacricket team. This is all due to the help and support from the fans over the last 24 hours. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all. Thanks so much, @PUMA .”