JSW signs Rishabh Pant deal

JSW Sports signed Rishabh Pant to an exclusive multi-year talent-management deal on January 20, 2021, covering his commercial interests and marketing rights. (moneycontrol.com) The announcement came a day after Pant made an unbeaten 89 at the Gabba and hit the winning runs in India’s Test-series victory over Australia. (moneycontrol.com) JSW Sports said the multi-year association would put the company in charge of Pant’s endorsements and broader brand partnerships, not his playing contract. (wionews.com) (moneycontrol.com) Mustafa Ghouse, chief executive of JSW Sports, told Moneycontrol that Pant was the company’s first marquee cricketer after a management roster previously focused on Olympic athletes. (moneycontrol.com) That made the deal a sign of how athlete-management firms in India were pushing deeper into cricket, where endorsement income can rival on-field earnings for top players. (moneycontrol.com) (jswsports.in) JSW also had a separate connection to Pant through cricket: the group co-owns Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals, whom Pant later captained. (jswsports.in) (insidesport.in) The tie-up did not last for the long term. In September 2022, Pant moved his commercial representation to Collective Artists Network, ending his stint with JSW Sports. (insidesport.in) So the core story is narrower than the prompt suggests: JSW did sign Pant, but the documented deal dates to 2021, not a fresh post-Border-Gavaskar return agreement in 2026. (moneycontrol.com) (insidesport.in)