Top 5 Indian Sports Players Who Don’t Promote Alcohol

Sports players earn the majority of their money through marketing and brand endorsements. The majority of these athletes are idolized by the public and have a substantial social media fan base. Due to their massive social media following, these sports stars received millions of dollars to promote their brands. Nowadays, almost all sports professionals are involved in corporate promotion. These sports players have appeared in a lot of contentious commercials in the past. While the majority of sports players collaborate with practically every type of brand, some have made the decision to oppose alcohol brands despite being compensated handsomely for their support.

In this article, we will take a look at the top five sports players who took the decision to never promote alcohol in their careers and post-retirement.

Manpreet Singh Pawar: Hockey Player

Manpreet Singh Pawar plays hockey for India. He was born on June 26, 1992. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he led the Indian hockey team to the bronze medal. He is an active halfback. When he was 19 years old, he made his debut for India in 2011. He played for India at the Olympics in 2012, and in 2014, he was voted Asia’s Junior Player of the Year. He was selected for the Indian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Games. In Mithapur village, which is on the outskirts of Jalandhar city in Punjab, India, Manpreet Singh was born into a farming family. In Punjab, India, on December 16, 2020, Manpreet wed Malaysian Illi Najwa Saddique.

His first encounter with her was during the Indian team’s gold-winning performance in the 2013 Sultan of Johor Cup. Manpreet Singh Panwar was recently made a brand ambassador for a lot of leading brands, including Shyam Steels and Adidas. Although Manpreet Singh Panwar has a whopping net worth of $8 million to$10 million, he has never agreed to promote alcohol in his sports career.

Sunil Chhetri: Football Player

Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984) is a forward who plays professionally for Bengaluru of the Indian Super League and the India national team. He is renowned for his leadership, teamwork, and link-up play. He is the most capped player and all-time leading goalscorer for the India national team, ranking third among active players in terms of international goals scored, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

He is the fifth-highest goal scorer in the annals of international football and the captain of Bengaluru in the Indian Super League as well as our national team. Sunil Chhetri has been made a brand ambassador for multiple leading brand names, including PUMA and Pintola. Although Sunil Chhetri has a whopping net worth of Rs 10 crores and has signed endorsement deals worth lakhs as one of his main income streams, he has never agreed to promote or endorse any alcohol brand.

PV Sindhu: Badminton Player

An Indian badminton player named Pusarla Venkata Sindhu. One of India’s most accomplished athletes, Sindhu has won medals at competitions like the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games and the first and only Indian to acquire the title of badminton world champion. In April 2017, she attained a career-high global rating of number two. The general population has long enjoyed the sport of badminton.

Former badminton champion Pullela Gopichand thought PV Sindhu was the greatest female athlete India had ever produced. Brand endorsements constitute a major source of income for Apan Sindhu. She has been signed as a brand ambassador for multiple brands including Asian Paints, VISA, JBL, Biryani By Kilo, Spinny etc. Despite being one of the top-paid athletes and having a phenomenal net worth of Rs 44 crore, PV Sindhu maintains her stance on not endorsing any alcohol or tobacco-related companies.