Published 14:27 IST, December 15th 2020

Sourav Ganguly joins online education endorsements bandwagon, invests in startup too

Former Indian team captain Sourav Ganguly has been roped in by Classplus as their brand ambassador and featured in their ad film titled ‘Mrs. Banerjee’.

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Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been roped in by Indian edtech startup Classplus as its brand ambassor. Sourav Ganguly is w nationwide face of Classplus, which calls itself 'India’s leing platform for teachers and coaching centers'.  BCCI President has also invested in digital platform in dition to his role as brand ambassor of Classplus.

Ganguly Classplus deal: What is Classplus?

online digital platform launched an film featuring former Indian captain as a part of its nationwide cross-platform campaign titled ‘Mrs. Banerjee’. Classplus’s centerpiece was released on Monday and acts as a tribute to all tutors and highlighted ir impact on our lives. also goes on to display how y take up role of shaping us into successful individuals.

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Amid India lockdown, schools, colleges, and or educational institutions have been closed. It h heavily impacted earnings of teachers and who even faced risking ir livelihood. This goes on to reminds us how much do students owe to ir teachers and also shows vants of remote learning model through platform. Classplus’ went on to share how y have potential to build a brighter and a better future for all educators who wish to start with ir own online teaching ventures.

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Sourav Ganguly speaks on Classplus

Speaking on his new venture, current BCCI president commented, saying, “I am excited to launch this campaign alongside Classplus. During my time as a leer, one of most important lessons I learned was importance of backing my own team. Supporting players when y need it most is critical to ir future success. Classplus recognizes that India’s tutors are vital to nation’s acemic success. As a category leer itself, it is applying se same lessons and providing educators with support y need to transfer to a digital model. That’s what this showcases, and I can’t think of a better mess to send out.”

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Sourav Ganguly joins a list of Indian cricketers who have associated mselves with online education sector. In May 2020,  Indian Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane was roped in by ELSA Corp to be ir brand ambassor. ELSA Corp is an EdTech company based out of United States, which focuses on its AI-driven app that will help people with ir pronunciation.

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Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has also hopped on bandwagon as he became brand ambassor of educational techlogy company Great Learning. Virat Kohli joined hands with m in September 2020 and has been associated with m ever since, with many vertisements having featured during Dream11 IPL 2020. 

With BYJUs being Indian cricket team's shirt sponsor and Unacemy being one of associate Dream11 IPL sponsors, Ganguly's dition to list of endorsing online education might spur or Indian sportspersons to take similar steps in future.

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Sourav Ganguly net worth and endorsements

According to cakwledge.com, Ganguly’s estimated net worth mounts up to ₹354 crores (approximately). According to reports, popular shoe company Puma pays Sourav Ganguly a sum of ₹1.35 crore per year. He also earns more than ₹1 crore as brand ambassor of DTDC Express Limited. Recently, many Ganguly cricket app endorsements are also seen on TV, in form of My11Circle, which is also title sponsor of Lanka Premier League 2020. Apart from all his endorsement deals, 113-Test veteran also gets around ₹1 crore each week for his appearance as a host on popular reality TV show - Dagiri.

Disclaimer: above Sourav Ganguly net worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

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14:24 IST, December 15th 2020