Sachin Tendulkar Joins Paytm First Games as Brand Ambassador

Sachin Tendulkar has become the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games. The news was shared by Paytm's official twitter handle and on the Paytm First Games blog site. The blog also stated that Paytm will be investing over 300 crores for growing the market of fantasy sports and other online gaming events during this financial year. Paytm First Games is an app using which people can compete against other players in the game of their choice and win prizes. As of now, Paytm First Games has over 50 games in its catalog.

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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.”

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.”

Sachin Tendulkar shared, “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.”