The sports marketing agency, Baseline Ventures has added the Indian cricketer, Jitesh Sharma to its talent roster.
As per the pact, the Mumbai-based entity will commercially represent the Punjab Kings (PBKS) player. Baseline Ventures will assist Jitesh in matters related to brand endorsements, sponsorships, and licensing.
Jitesh Sharma, the wicketkeeper batter, was born in Amravati, Maharashtra and plays for Vidharbha in domestic cricket. The 29-year-old made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in 2022 with PBKS. So far, the emerging cricketer has played 26 IPL games and gathered over 500 runs with an impressive strike rate of 159.24. Jitesh has been selected for the India tour of Ireland 2023, which is starting tonight, and also for the Asian Games 2023.
With the addition of Jitesh, Baseline Ventures’ robust talent portfolio has been strengthened as the agency already has the likes of Prannoy HS, Smriti Mandhana, Kidambi Srikanth, Nikhat Zareen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Savita Punia, Sneh Rana, Lakshya Sen, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in its talent roster.