Auckland, March 24: Peter McGlashan kept wicket for New Zealand when No.1 ’keeper Brendon McCullum injured his thumb earlier in the one-dayers. Now, he has donned a different role, that of a promoter.

The Kiwi is a regular at practice sessions, not as a player, but as an onlooker, who is trying to popularise cricket goods manufactured by Aero. He is actively involved in designing the gear and is a part share holder in the company.

"I have been using the equipment (Aero) for five years now and it’s been four years since I have been designing stuff, particularly batting gloves and the wicketkeeping mask, for them," McGlashan told this correspondent.

The ’keeping mask, akin to a hockey goalie’s face protection, was introduced to the world when the reserve wicketkeeper made his debut in the second one-dayer in Wellington earlier this month.

Now, his opposite number in the Indian camp will, in all likelihood, wear the new-look mask. "A few of the Indians have been quite keen to use the protection but Dinesh Karthik is one who has shown a lot of interest in the wicketkeeping mask. He wants to use it in the IPL," McGlashan said.

Design came naturally to McGlashan. "I have done my biomechanics from the University of Auckland and got into designing the gear," the 29-year-old said.