MUMBAI: India’s limited overs captain Rohit Sharma is the latest Indian cricketer to announce the launch of his NFT (non-fungible token) collection.
Sharma will be exclusively launching his personal NFTs on FanCraze, the consumer-facing brand of Faze Technologies, which recently became an official partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Sharma’s NFT announcement comes just a few days after former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh revealed that he would be launching his cricket NFT collection for fans on December 25. Yuvraj made the announcement on his 40th birthday on December 12.
Sharma took to his official Twitter handle to make the announcement, tweeting: “Boom! I’m excited to announce my exclusive partnership with @0xFanCraze to step into the cricket metaverse. Register on fancraze.com to own the best NFTs from my personal collection!”
Regarding the NFT partnership, Nikhil Bardia of RISE Worldwide, which manages the the cricket star, said, “This gives Rohit fans the opportunity to own part of history from his personal collection.”
Items part of Rohit Sharma NFT collection
Rohit has achieved some fabulous feats in international cricket and the IPL over the years, and his cricket NFT will give fans a glimpse into some of those legendary moments.
Rohit’s three ODI double hundreds, the ICC Golden Bat for his unforgettable performance in the 2019 ICC World Cup and his first IPL hat-trick in 2009 are some of the precious achievements set to be captured in his NFT collection.
NFTs are unique, incompatible data units stored on the blockchain, a type of digital ledger. NFTs can be associated with reproducible digital files such as photos, videos, and audio. NFTs use digital ledgers to provide public certificates of trust or proof of ownership, but do not limit the sharing or copying of underlying digital files. The lack of compatibility (substitutableness) distinguishes NFTs from blockchain cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
