A distinguished group of athletes welcomes Deepak Hooda) to Rario’s team of premier cricketers

Delhi, India, Friday, 7th October 2022 (GPN): Rario, the world’s first officially licensed digital cricket collectibles platform, revealed Deepak Jagbir Hooda’s exclusive partnership with the platform to introduce his non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In addition to Rishabh Pant, Virendra Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Smriti Mandhana, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rashid Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Faf Du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Aaron Finch, Shakib Al Hasan, and many others, Deepak has since joined Rario’s celebrated names.

Indian cricketer Deepak Hooda was a star performer for India’s Under 19 team in 2014. He now plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is an all-rounder who bowls off-breaks and bats right-handed. Hooda has experience on his side and fits perfectly in the Indian team which needs a lower-order batsman who can bowl.

Speaking on the partnership, Deepak Hooda said, “I’m overjoyed to announce the exclusive launch of my Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Having my NFTs with Rario, the largest cricket NFT platform in the world feels surreal. In this current generation of Meta and AI, NFT only deepens our connection to our fandom. Rario, in my opinion, exemplifies how technology and sports can work together to boost fan engagement.

Rario Co-Founder and CEO, Ankit Wadhwa, said, “ We are overjoyed to have Deepak on board. He’s a young all-rounder with a lot of potential.  So far he has played 16 international games for India (seven ODIs and 9 T20Is) and the team is yet to lose a game that he has featured in. His addition to the Rario lineup will be celebrated by the stars already on the platform. This collaboration is yet another step in Rario’s plan to completely transform the fandom of cricket. I am confident that he will enthrall us all with his upcoming performances, and  help create many winning opportunities for the rapidly growing cricket fan base at Rario.”

Rario Marketing and Partnerships lead, Shubham Agrawal also said “We are thrilled to have Deepak Hooda on Rario. His NFTs are going to give the fans an opportunity to unlock great rewards in the Rario ecosystem.

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

Founded in 2021 by IIT Alumni Ankit Wadhwa and Sunny Bhanot as the world’s first officially licensed digital collectibles platform for cricket fans to collect and trade cricket NFTs (Non-fungible Tokens). Rario has exclusive partnerships with Cricket Australia, New Zealand Cricket, Big Bash League, Women’s Big Bash League, Super Smash, Hero Caribbean Premier League, Lanka Premier League, Abu Dhabi T10 League, Legends League Cricket, and has a roster of over 900 international cricketers as well as over 30 exclusive brand ambassadors.

Having Polygon Studios, and Animoca as partners, Rario is based out of Singapore and is backed by reputed investors such as Kingsway Capital, Presight Capital, and Dream Capital.  Since 2021, Rario has sold over 50,000 NFTs to sports fans across 75+ countries.Ends