This former cricketer revealed an amazing Esport story about MS Dhoni in an interview

Former India and CSK cricketer Harbhajan Singh recently revealed an amazing Esport story related to MS Dhoni.  He said while taking to one of the media outlets, that the ace wicketkeeper-batsman love playing video games  in his idle time once the match is concluded.

“Yes, every cricketer in the Indian team plays esports. Our former captain, MS Dhoni, he plays esports 15 times more than the cricket he plays,” he told India Today Gaming.

Stating that “esports is a “big thing”,Dhoni is found the majority of times in the hotel room where he spends time playing esports like FIFA.”We cricketers used to form teams and play these first-person shooter games online,” he added.

He added that in his playing days they used to play video games for fun but post pandemic video games have become talk of the town and several ardent gamers are coming up the ranks and making a name for themselves in this fastest growing ecosystem .

On Februrary 27^th 2022, CS: GO tournament was organized where top teams like Natus Vincere, Team Vitality, G2 Esports, and Gambit Esport participated for a $1 million prize pool.

Last year a team called “India Total gaming” lifted Esports cup 2021 title and they went on to defeat opponents from Pakistan and Nepal in the marquee event.

Taking about world wide calender of Esports in 2022 already 25 big events have been scheduled in place and growth of this fastest sporting system is immense in India considering the market size and viewership.

Few Colleges in India are planning to open a dedicated centres for teaching ardent players about Esports and nurturing their talent in such a way they can bring glory to the nation.

If the market of Esports  will grow in India it will open more avenues for players to generate revenue and provide jobs to passionate players.

India has immense potential in the field of Esports in various domain- player pool, events, financial model and all they need is an official federation recognized by the government of India so that the operations related to fastest sporting ecosystem can be conducted smoothly.