Kumar joins other cricketing megastars who are already part of Rario’s NFT Marketplace to usher in a new era of cricket fandom where cricketing frenzy meets cutting edge tech

Founded by Ankit Wadhwa and Sunny Bhanot, and built on the Polygon network, Rario is the world’s first digital collectibles platform for cricket fans

Mumbai, India, February 16, 2022 (GPN): Rario, the world’s first officially licensed cricket digital collectibles platform today announced that Indian fast-ball spearhead, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the latest on the growing list of cricketing superstars to have signed an exclusive contract with them. Kumar joins the likes of Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Smriti Mandhana, Rishabh Pant, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Quinton De Kock, M Siraj, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shafali Verma as player partners of the platform. Through this association, Kumar’s NFTs will be available exclusively on Rario.

Bhuvneshwar made headlines as a young prodigy who had dismissed the little master Sachin Tendulkar for his first-ever duck in domestic first-class cricket. Only a few years into his debut in international cricket, Bhuvaneshwar’s name was up in the fabled Lord’s honors board when he finished the 2014 test series in England as the highest wicket-taker. An indispensable asset to the Indian test team, Bhuvaneshwar, fondly nicknamed Bhuvi by his teammates, has also been the go-to bowler for opening and death overs in the limited-overs format of the game. Having played a key role for Sunrisers Hyderabad in winning IPL 2016 with 23 wickets under his belt, he has been a phenomenal success at the IPL with two consecutive purple caps in 2016 and 17.

Speaking on the association, Bhuvneshwar said, ”As a child, I used to play the game wherever I could, be it at home, on the streets, or at the local park with my friends and we used to collect cards of our favourite cricketers. Having represented my country at home and overseas, I feel delighted that some of my most cherished moments on the field can now be collected and treasured as NFTs by cricket fans. I am really excited to be joining some of my counterparts, colleagues, and closest friends from the cricketing space like Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan into this new and exciting world of cutting edge technology by joining Rario to launch my exclusive NFTs.”

Rario Co-Founder and CEO Ankit Wadhwa said, “Bhuvneshwar has been one of those rare cricketers who have proved their mettle in all formats of the game. As an Indian fast bowling spearhead, he has been a tremendous performer, and a true Sultan of Swing, across home and away grounds. Just as he would be spearheading the pace attack for Hyderabad, he will also be a pick for anyone looking to build a formidable bowling line up in the Rarioverse. I look forward to having him on board as an ambassador along with the other hall-of-famers at Rario, and I think I have the pace attack sorted for my metaverse cricket team!”

Backed by reputed investors like Polygon Studios, Kingsway Capital, Presight Capital, DST investment, Animoca, Thiel Capital, to name a few, Rario is built on the Polygon Network by a top-notch team of Indian founders and enables fans to engage as a community and invest in tangible sporting moments, giving them a chance to own a piece of sports history.

About Rario – World’s first Officially Licensed Cricket NFT Platform

Rario is a digital collectible platform for cricket fans to collect and trade officially licensed cricket moments on the blockchain, represented as a non-fungible token (NFT). Having Polygon Studios and Animoca as partners, Rario is built on the Polygon Network by a top-notch team of Indian founders and is backed by reputed investors such as Kingsway Capital and Presight Capital. Rario enables fans to engage as a community and invest in tangible sporting moments. It gives fans the opportunity to ‘own’ a piece of sport history. Rario has already officially partnered with several international cricket leagues and renowned internationally acclaimed cricket talent that will facilitate in creating a cricketing eco-system for engaging cricket fans around the world.  For more information about the company and its global portfolio of online brands, visitwww.rario.com