CRICKET
Dhoni, Pandya, Bumrah and different stars put money into ‘eCricket’ gaming app
M.S. Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, together with Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma and Sai Sudharsan, have come on board as buyers in ‘eCricket’, a AAA title from India with world ambitions, slated for launch on cell in 2026.
With cricket commanding a world viewers estimated to be over 2.5 billion, LightFury—the writer of eCricket—goals to deal with a major hole within the sports activities gaming class by delivering a technically superior, aggressive, and live-service-driven cricket gaming franchise from India.
The 100-strong studio combines inventive imaginative and prescient with technical innovation to create globally aggressive video games.
“I’ve seen loads of cricket video games over time, and there’s at all times been one thing lacking. When LightFury confirmed me what they had been engaged on, I felt they had been making an attempt to shut that hole. It’s a giant endeavor, constructing one thing like this out of India for a world viewers,” Dhoni was quoted in a launch.
Based in 2024 by Karan Shroff, Anurag Banerjee, and Tina Balachandran, LightFury Video games is an India-based AAA-focused game-tech studio devoted to constructing high-quality, cutting-edge gaming experiences. The management staff has labored on greater than 40 AAA titles.
Hardik Pandya mentioned, “Cricket is strain, talent, and leisure unexpectedly. Followers wish to really feel that power. What excites me about eCricket is that it’s not making an attempt to make cricket smaller for gaming. It’s making an attempt to make gaming rise to the dimensions of cricket.”
Earlier this yr, LightFury Video games additionally introduced securing a world participant roster licence of over 600 skilled cricketers, that includes stars like Chris Gayle, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Pat Cummins, Jos Buttler, Travis Head, and Andre Russell—marking one of many largest rosters in cricket gaming.
– PTI
GOLF
Shubhankar and Yuvraj have gradual begins in China
Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Yuvraj Sandhu endured gradual begins on the Volvo China Open in Shanghai, ending T-48 and 153rd respectively after the opening spherical.
Sharma, who gained on his house tour in India every week earlier, carded 1-under 70 to be positioned at T-48 whereas Sandhu carded 9-over 80 to be positioned 153rd on the standings.
– PTI
SQUASH
Abhay Singh enters maiden PSA Gold-level quarters in Zurich
India’s Abhay Singh shocked Egyptian world No 13 Aly Abou Eleinen to enter his maiden PSA Gold-level occasion quarterfinals on the Grasshopper Cup squash in Zurich.
World No 24 Abhay trailed 5-8 within the opening sport earlier than recovering to beat the seventh seed 12-10, 11-9 within the second spherical.
Singh had crushed Eleinen earlier this month on the El Gouna Open in Egypt.
“I caught to my sport plan. Nonetheless a couple of issues I can work on. We’ll return to the drafting board tonight,” mentioned Singh, who will meet Egyptian world No 4 Karim Gawad subsequent.
Within the opening spherical, Singh beat Swiss David Bernet 11-9, Sep 11, 11-8, whereas compatriot Ramit Tandon misplaced to Egypt’s Fares Dessouky 6-11, Sep 11.
– Group Sportstar
Revealed on Apr 24, 2026