NIKE launches "Parallel Journeys" campaign

Nike, launches the “Parallel Journeys” TV campaign which celebrates the millions of young cricket athletes in India who relentlessly pursue perfection in the sport, no matter where they are or on what field they play. ‘Parallel Journeys’ featuring a roster of the sport’s best athletes, parallels the journey of hard work, training and dedication young cricketers take to achieve success, just as India’s elite athletes do. The ad is a part of Nike’s Bleed Blue campaign, a multi-media initiative that brings to life the pursuit of greatness in the many parallel worlds of India’s cricket crazy bloodline that Bleed Blue!

 

The campaign, which debuts on social media on September 22nd, 6PM on the Nike Cricket Facebook page (https://facebook.com/nikecricket), will also hit television screens on September 23rd, 2012 during the T20 game between India and England on ESPN and Star Cricket. Fans can also watch the spot on Nike India’s YouTube page https://youtu.be/vGM_NQEi2qw

 

As the action unfolds; viewers experience the journey of young cricket athletes who exhibit intense passion as they undergo demanding rituals of training and preparation to compete with the dream of one day donning the Team India jersey. Nike’s ‘Parallel Journeys’ truly exemplifies the inspiration, passion and pride that India’s cricket athletes carry on their sleeves to Bleed Blue for a billion hearts.

 

Nike’s  “Parallel Journeys” travels the length and breadth of the country capturing the determination, passion and aspiration through the eyes of every young cricket athlete while also depicting a similar journey that Team India’s elite athletes including Virat Kohli, Zaheer Khan, Ajinkya Rahane, R. Ashwin, M.S Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh take to uphold their dream to represent their country at the highest level of the sport.

 

Avinash Pant, Marketing Director, Nike India Pvt. Ltd. said “Nike’s ‘Parallel Journeys’ captures the journey to perfection in the sport clearly demonstrating the passion and hunger of a new breed that will stop at nothing. In the true spirit of ‘Just Do it’, a new generation of millions of young athletes can believe that one day they will be the voice of an entire nation.”

 

The television ad created by JWT of Bangalore, was directed by Abhinay Deo (RDP Films) with creative direction by Senthil Kumar (JWT). Nike’s “Parallel Journeys” also features a dynamic soundtrack inspired by the sounds that surround the street game in India by simply using nothing but voices. This original Nike vocal percussion sound track’s music director is Dhruv Ganekar and the vocal percussionist is Taufiq Qureshi.