Pepsi mulls future with 'Brand Sachin'

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New Delhi, April 3: : Beverages major PepsiCo today said it was yet to take a call on whether to continue with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as Pepsi's brand ambassador after his contract expires in May.

The company, which has already parted ways with Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid and roped in younger cricketers like Ishant Sharma and Rohit Sharma, will decide whether or not it would renew contract with Tendulkar. "Pepsi is still deciding on that (Tendulkar as brand ambassador), his contract is expiring next month," PepsiCo India Executive Director Punita Lal told PTI on the sidelines of a press conference organised by the company in New Delhi.

Asked why the company was giving a second thought about the deal, Lal said, "Its about how much you (as a company) can afford and how many new faces you want to introduce".

She, however, said the company would like to stay associated with Sachin and he was a brand that will not go away. "Sachin is still a big brand and will remain so in the next 20 years," she added.

PepsiCo's decision to sign Ishant and Rohit is part of the company's focus to position Pepsi as a youth brand, for which it has also kicked off its new campaign for 2008 'Yeh hai Youngistaan Meri Jaan'.