Japanese car manufacturer Nissan named Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma as their new global ambassador. In its partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Nissan also named West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and New Zealand women’s team captain Suzie Bates as its ambassadors. In addition to an advertising campaign, the ambassadors will be active on social media across the World T20, supporting fan focused initiatives of Nissan.

Rohit, Russell and Bates join South African pacers Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada in the Nissan cricket family, who were recently announced as ambassadors in their home country.

About Nissan

• Nissan is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
• Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the Renault–Nissan Alliance, a partnership between Nissan and French automaker Renault.
• Nissan was the sixth largest automaker in the world behind Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Ford in 2013
• In 2001, Nissan established a manufacturing plant in Brazil. In 2005, Nissan added operations in India, through its subsidiary Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
• With its global alliance partner, Renault, Nissan invested $990 million to set up a manufacturing facility in Chennai, catering to the Indian market as well as a base for exports of small cars to Europe.