Tech players betting big on fantasy cricket

With India winning the World Cup for the second time and Indian Premier League (IPL) attaining huge popularity among the cricket buffs, technology players are betting big on fantasy cricket gaming.

PTI | April 18, 2011



With India winning the World Cup for the second time and Indian Premier League (IPL) attaining huge popularity among the cricket buffs, technology players are betting big on fantasy cricket gaming.

Though still in its nascent stage, fantasy cricket gaming industry may well establish as a sports entertainment mainly on the back of a rapidly growing number of Internet users in India, which is expected to touch 300-million mark over the next 2-3 years, industry experts said.

"Currently, there are almost a million players in India playing fantasy cricket. In India, where cricket is almost the only sport enjoyed by its population and with industry projections putting internet penetration at an encouraging 300-million users, fantasy cricket in the country has great potential," said Harsh Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of Dream11 Gaming Pvt Ltd, a leading cricket fantasy game maker.

Fantasy cricket, a part of the fantasy sports genre, is an online game where one can create a virtual team of real cricket players and score points depending on how the chosen players perform in real life matches.

The fantasy sports market in India is still growing compared with the size of the market in countries like the US and Canada, which is nearly USD 4.48-billion, he said.

IBIBO, Zapak, Indian Fantasy League, ESPNcricinfo Fantasy Cricket, Hungama and Dream11 are a few players in the fantasy cricket gaming industry. .
 

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