Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl has signed a sponsorship deal with Puma following his heartfelt request on Twitter, on 23 May.
Burl had earlier posted a photo of his worn-out shoes, along with a glue stick and some tools he needed to fix it. His tweet also included a plea: ‘Any chance we can get a sponsor so we don't have to glue our shoes back after every series.’
Burl’s tweet went viral on social media and fans began urging for the same. Following that, Puma came out in: ‘Time to put the glue away, I got you covered @ryanburl3.’
A few hours later, Burl confirmed and thanked the Twitter community for extending support: ‘I am so proud to announce that I’ll be joining the @pumacricket team. This is all due to the help and support from the fans over the last 24 hours.’
However, it is still unknown whether Puma is planning to step up with sponsors for all Zimbabwean cricketers.
Zimbabwe have not been a regular in the international circuit for many years now. They recently hosted two Tests and three T20Is against Pakistan, and were outclassed in both series.