There is not a set age to do business as professional sportsman, says Virat Kohli

11/11/2018

BCCI

Virat Kohli has mentioned that as a professional sportsman, there is no specific age to enter into business. The Indian captain also disagreed with the people those who think that giving more time to endorsements can distract cricketers from their primary focus of playing the sport.

The Indian skipper talked about brand endorsements by sportspersons at a promotional event in New Delhi. Kohli talked about how he got associated with his own clothing brand – Wrogn at the age of 25. The star cricketer, who endorses a lot of brands apart from his own ventures, explained hat there is no specific age to start doing business.

"I was 25-26 when I got associated with Wrogn (his own clothing brand). Even then people thought I am entering into business at 25, I am too young for it," said Kohli at a promotion event, reported PTI.

"As a professional sportsman, there is not a set age to do business because you have to establish a business whenever you start it. It is a cliche that you should do business only after a specific age. I don't believe that."

Kohli also stressed upon the fact that there is a need for maintaining the right balance between playing cricket and doing brand endorsements. According to Kohli, if one can maintain that then there is no reason to believe that one can’t do endorsements while playing the sport.

"I don't believe that you can't do endorsement while playing. I don't believe in all of that. If you have limited time, you should know how to establish (your product) in a limited period of time," said the 30-year-old cricketer.

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