Virat Kohli Named ICC Ambassador for 2015 Cricket World Cup

By Rohit Ghosh
Virat Kohli Cricket India
Photo courtesy of Virat Kohli Facebook

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli joined an elite group of ambassadors to represent the ICC 2015 World Cup, an event co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in February and March. Joining Kohli was Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara.

“It is a matter of pride to be selected as the ambassador of ICC,” Kohli said in a formal statement. “I thank ICC for bestowing this honour upon me. As a cricketer, I wish to spread the passion of cricket to grassroot levels and I look at this as an opportunity to unify global initiatives for cricket throughout the world.”

The goal of the ICC Ambassadors is to provide additional support and help with different aspects of the build-up to February. As expected, all will be involved heavily on the marketing and promotions side of the business.

“As Australia and New Zealand gear up to host ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, I am extremely proud and delighted to be associated with the competition as an ambassador,” Johnson said. “I look forward to helping promote what is set to be a fascinating tournament with some outstanding teams gearing up to claim cricket’s most coveted prize. I have been fortunate to participate in two World Cups to date and the Australia team is working hard to head into this tournament with some form and momentum. The tournament is going to really capture the imagination of the Australian and New Zealand public and there’s a real buzz about it. I’m sure all lovers of the game will relish it as much as the players.”

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will start on February 14. A total of 49 matches will be played across 14 venues, split evenly between Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) and New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington).

Rohit Ghosh is a Senior Writer for www.Rantsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @RohitGhosh. “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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