Smita Balram

Head of Corporate Communications at PUMA India. Prior to this : Journalist at The Economic Times. Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Herald. TV Today Network.

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

Good Things Come in Pairs: Cricket icon Virat Kohli and captain Rajat Patidar hoisting a giant golden star each as sports brand and Royal Challengers Bengaluru sponsor PUMA India celebrated RCB’s IPL 2026 title with an iconic photo. The team won its second successive IPL crown.

(L-R: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell and Rajat Patidar in PUMA India's 'Good Things Come in Pairs' campaign celebrating RCB's back-to-back IPL titles.)

Photo Credit: PUMA India

[PUMA Cricket @pumacricket]

Different sports. Different jerseys. SAME AURA. 👑 @acmilan @RCBTweets

#RCBEverywhere

[Smita Balram @SmitaBalram]

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[HT Sports @SportsbyHT]

There was a time when Burl struggled to even afford a proper pair of cricket shoes. In 2021, he shared a picture of his torn footwear

By @vroy38

https://t.co/O332HDraKL

[PUMA Cricket @pumacricket]

Woke up like this.. 😮‍💨🏆 @RCBTweets

#PUMAxRCB

[PUMA Cricket @pumacricket]

Champions again? It’s becoming a habit now. ⭐⭐ @RCBTweets

#PUMAxRCB

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

From Oakley’s Meta Vanguard smart glasses to Garmin’s latest Forerunner and Puma’s new performance shoes, @shrenikavlani tried out these three products that promise to enhance your running experience

https://t.co/Ull4xgVhAZ

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

Most women still train in footwear shaped by male anatomy. Research and experts point to an urgent need for design innovations that reflect women’s biomechanics and life-stage changes, writes @shrenikavlani

https://t.co/h28bGvB5yG

[Storyboard18 @Storyboard18_]

PUMA has been investing in women’s sport far before the rest of the ecosystem woke up to it. For Shreya Sachdev, Head of Marketing @PUMA India, yesterday’s win is not a revelation, but a moment of vindication.

By @ind_bos

Read More: https://t.co/ndqP5aygTs

#cricket #womencricket

[ANI Digital @ani_digital]

Sprint king Usain Bolt to dazzle on football field as he visits India to thrill his fans

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/GnY09EbhSj
#UsainBolt #MumbaiCityFC #BengaluruFC

[Gaurav Gupta @toi_gauravG]

A dynamic projection show lit up the night sky at the PUMA store in Bengaluru, turning Tuesday midnight into a full-blown celebration of @RCBTweets historic maiden @IPL title. Hundreds of fans gathered at the venue, filling the streets with chants, cheers, and pride.

[Johns. @CricCrazyJohns]

Nitish Kumar Reddy said "Back in the locker room, he (Kohli) once asked Sarfaraz, 'Sarfu, what’s your shoe size?, and he said, '9' then he turned to me, and I thought, 'Oh my god, I have to guess this correctly' because even if they weren’t my size, I really wanted his shoes. I said, '10' and he gave them to me - In the next match, I wore those shoes and scored a hundred". [Puma]

[Johns. @CricCrazyJohns]

Nitish Kumar Reddy said "I wanted Virat bhai's bat badly but I was hesitant to ask him for a bat in Australia but when I took his autograph on the shoes & he told 'Nitish wait' and he opened his bag and gave his bat - I was shocked at that time and then asked Virat bhai to sign on the bat". [Puma]

[Writankar Mukherjee @writankarm]

36 live saving drugs and medicines for cancer and rare diseases added to list of medicines with full exemption on custom duties: FM #BudgET2025 @EconomicTimes

[Economic Times @EconomicTimes]

Big relief for middle and salaried class in #Budget! Here are the new tax slabs announced by FM #NirmalaSitharaman. 💸 💰 💼 #BudgetWithET | #IncomeTax #BudgET2025 Live Updates ➠ https://t.co/mUKNT7EENy #BudgetWithET #BudgET2025

[Vinayakk @vinayakkm]

PV Sindhu has signed with PUMA India in a multi-year partnership as brand ambassador.

And she came to the press conference today with a top that reads: PVMA -- a play on PV + Puma.

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

VIDEO | Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1) says," It's been a journey, in so many years, I have learnt a lot of things, and experience and it gave me everything because when I started playing badminton, of course, badminton is my passion, since then I have had lots of ups and downs, my life has changed, I have seen a lot. It was important for me to believe in myself when there were days when I was injured. I did not know if I could come back and be at my hundred per cent which happened in 2015 when I had an injury but then I bounced back and got a silver at the Rio Olympics so there have been ups and downs. It is all part of life but if I have to explain in one sentence, my life has definitely changed a lot."

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

#Olympian PV Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1) shares how she deals with failure. She says, "it is all about believing in yourself". She speaks about how she could not sleep after losing the semifinals in the #TokyoOlympics.

She had 24 hours to make a decision in order to settle for fourth place or play for #bronze. She couldn't sleep before her match but went ahead and gave 200% to win the bronze.

Watch her conversation with CNBC-TV18's
@Parikshitl

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

#PUMAIndia partners with badminton icon #PVSindhu in a multi-year deal, as it expands its sporting portfolio in India

@Pvsindhu1 now joins elite athlete roster alongside @usainbolt, @neymarjr, @ImHarmanpreet and others | @PUMA

@Parikshitl
https://t.co/azKIII0NLZ

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

#PUMAIndia partners with badminton icon #PVSindhu in a multi-year deal, as it expands its sporting portfolio in India

@Pvsindhu1 now joins the elite athlete roster alongside @usainbolt, @neymarjr, @ImHarmanpreet
and others | @PUMA @Parikshitl

Read: https://t.co/EERhL2OJ0b