Ahead of IPL 2020, Sachin Tendulkar named brand ambassador of Paytm First Games
Sachin Tendulkar said, 'Cricket is an engaging sport, and we all tend to have opinions about the game – right from player selection to playing strategies. Paytm First Games will give fans the opportunity to don their thinking hats and experience the thrill of making the correct choices and getting their teams to win'
FollowBengaluru: Ahead of IPL 2020 in the UAE, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has been named the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of Paytm digital payments company.
On Tuesday (September 15), PFG took to its Twitter account to make the announcement. “We are excited to announce @sachin_rt as the brand ambassador for @PaytmFirstGames #SachinIsBack (sic),” it wrote.
“We are excited to share that Sachin Tendulkar, the master blaster is now our brand ambassador. The sporting icon would be instrumental in creating awareness of the Paytm First Games’ fantasy sports category in India. Other than fantasy cricket, the legendary cricketer would help us to promote and generate excitement around all sports including kabaddi, football, and basketball,” PFG said on its blog.
“We will invest over 300 crores for growing the market of fantasy sports and other online gaming events during this financial year. In addition to this, we are targeting to cross reach the milestone of 100 million users in the upcoming T20 league,” it added.
Tendulkar said, “Cricket is an engaging sport, and we all tend to have opinions about the game – right from player selection to playing strategies. Paytm First Games will give fans the opportunity to don their thinking hats and experience the thrill of making the correct choices and getting their teams to win. I am happy to partner with Paytm First Games to enable cricket fans to engage more with the ever-popular game of cricket.”
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO – Paytm, said, “Sachin represents the dreams and aspirations of a billion-plus people. He is the pride of our country and the true embodiment of excellence, tenacity, and hard work. This association is based on many of the values we share with the greatest sportsperson of all time. Just like Sachin, we believe that country comes over everything else, followed by the company and finally team. We hope that together we inspire millions of citizens to follow their dreams and achieve greatness.”
PFG’s COO Sudhanshu Gupta said, “Cricket is like a religion in the country which inspires over a billion people and fantasy sports takes the fan’s level of engagement to the next level where the user experiences the thrill of playing along with the athletes. As India’s homegrown gaming platform, our vision is to get the sports fans closer to the action with fantasy sports. Most of us have grown up watching the Master Blaster in action. With Sachin as a brand ambassador, we wish to inspire mobile gaming enthusiasts to experience fantasy sports which are about tactics, strategic planning, and research.”
