Rohit Sharma joins LightFury Games as investor; eCricket closed beta to begin in September
Former India captain and cricket icon Rohit Sharma has joined gaming studio LightFury Games as an investor and will also feature as an officially licensed player in its upcoming cricket title, eCricket.
The announcement comes as LightFury Games prepares to begin a phased closed beta of eCricket in September 2026. The company said more than 300,000 fans have already signed up for the game, while its latest official teaser crossed one million views over the weekend.
Rohit becomes the eighth marquee cricketer to invest in LightFury Games. He joins MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma and Sai Sudharsan as strategic investors in the company.
