LightFury Games, the AAA-focused game-tech studio behind eCricket, unveiled its second official teaser for the game that reached 1M+ viewership over the weekend, signalling growing excitement around its flagship cricket title. Built as a deeply social and competitive cricket experience, eCricket aims to capture the strategy, intensity and emotion of the sport while building a deeply social and competitive cricket experience from India for a global audience.

Building on this momentum, LightFury Games also announced that Indian cricket icon Rohit Sharma has joined the company as an investor, further strengthening the group of marquee cricketers backing the studio’s vision. Rohit joins MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma and Sai Sudharsan as strategic investors in LightFury Games, becoming the eighth marquee cricketer to invest in the company.

As part of the association, Rohit will also feature in eCricket as an officially licensed player, with his involvement extending beyond his presence in the game. His experience at the highest level of cricket, competitive mindset and understanding of the sport will bring valuable perspective as LightFury Games continues to shape an authentic, engaging and competitive cricket experience.

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"High-performance sport is built on preparation, precision and the pursuit of continuous improvement. I see those same values reflected in what LightFury Games is building with eCricket. Their ambition to create a world-class cricket experience from India is compelling, and I'm excited to support that vision while helping bring the game closer to millions of cricket fans around the world," says Rohit Sharma.

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Karan Shroff, Co-founder and CEO, LightFury Games, says, “India has been one of the world’s largest gaming markets for years. Our ambition is to show that India can build defining game franchises for the world. eCricket is our commitment to creating an authentic, competitive and technologically advanced cricket experience - made in India, for the world. The response so far, with over 300,000 sign-ups and our latest teaser crossing one million views, reinforces both the scale of that opportunity and the passion cricket fans have for this category.”

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“Having Rohit join this journey is a defining milestone. His pursuit of excellence, understanding of the game and deep connection with cricket fans reflect what we want eCricket to stand for. With Ultimate Squad, we’re giving players the freedom to build their ultimate squad from a deep roster of officially licensed cricketers and create their own competitive cricket journeys. It brings together the authenticity, strategy and competition that are at the heart of our vision for eCricket,” adds Karan.