MUMBAI: German sportswear giant Adidas has appointed cricketer Suresh Raina as the brand ambassador.

Raina will be seen sporting the adidas-ST bat and adidas-ST cricket gear in the warm up match against Pakistan on 17 September.

Adidas India brand director Tushar Goculdas said in a statement, "We are proud to support a gifted player like Raina who has always managed to create a big impact in the game whether through his batting, bowling or brilliant fielding skills."

Raina added, "It‘s been a fantastic journey with adidas and they have been extremely supportive throughout my career. Adidas has consistently enabled me to have an edge on and off the pitch with their revolutionary products. I have also been training harder than ever for this World Cup and the new Adidas training gear has helped me harness untapped strength that I never knew existed."