Desk: Rohit Sharma, who ruled the cricket field with his batting, has now taken a big step in the world of gaming as well. The former captain of Team India has entered gaming studio Lightfury Games as an investor. Not only this, the biggest good news for the fans is that Rohit will also be seen as an officially licensed player in this company's upcoming game 'e-Cricket'. This means that now you will soon be able to make big shots on the virtual field with Hitman on your device.
There is always a huge craze among the youth regarding gaming. Lightfury Games is very excited about its new project e-cricket. The company is going to launch the closed beta version of this game in September 2026. There is already a great atmosphere in the gaming community regarding the game. Till now more than 3 lakh fans have signed up for this game. The official teaser of the game released last weekend has also been viewed more than 10 lakh times. The game developers believe that Rohit's long experience in top level cricket will go a long way in making the game more realistic and competitive.
Rohit is not the only star to invest money in this gaming company. He has become the eighth big cricketer to invest in Lightfury Games. Before him, along with MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Verma, Sai Sudarshan has also joined the company as a strategic investor. The company has raised new funding of $11 million ($11 million) to accelerate the development of its global cricket gaming franchise in 2026.
The most special part of the game is going to be its 'Ultimate Squad' mode. More than 700 real players from around the world have been included in this mode. Gamers will be able to create their own team by creating different combinations. To double the thrill of the game, commentary from former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu will also be heard in it. Sidhu will take the gameplay to a different level with his special energy.
Lightfury Games was started in 2024 by Karan Shroff, Anurag Banerjee and Tina Balachandran. At present, more than 120 developers are working day and night in the company. The vision of the company's co-founder Karan Shroff is to create a global game franchise from India. Rohit Sharma also said on this occasion that he is impressed by Lightfury's vision of creating a world class cricket experience. After beta testing in September, this game will be launched for everyone by the end of this year.