Cricket is designed to be truly decentralized and its ownership is distributed across its participants, supporters and fans alike. The whitepaper states that the foundation will distribute more than 10% of total supply to community development and building. These will be distributed over a time period and in form of contest rewards, bounties and other giveaways to help create a supportive community.

CricketCrazy.io was launched o n September 15th, 2021 at a Virtual Press Conference by its Founding Members, including Parthiv Patel, former Indian Cricketer and the current Talent Scout for Mumbai Indians.

The marketplace is the world’s first NFT marketplace exclusive for Cricket and had over 50 unique moments worth over USD 200,000 at the time of launch. You can also win over 50M CRIC Token by participating in various challenges. You will continue to receive NFTs from iconic moments every day. The library includes over 20,000 items of media related to cricket. New additions are constantly being added by various partners.

CricketCrazy.io also gamifies the entire experience and is announcing over 50 million CRIC in reward pools for various challenges that are played on the platform. Already, the two first challenges have been made live.

The marketplace has been developed by Cricket Foundation, the Singapore headquartered blockchain based platform, built by the cricketing community.

V.V.S. has been a founding partner of this platform. Parthiv Patel and Wasim Akram are among the many founding partners of V.V.S. Bitbns was the latest entry to the platform.

The platform is also happy to announce 3 new cricket ‘Play and Win Games’ which are being co-developed with partners and being launched on the network soon.

Speaking at the launch, Pruthvi Rao, Co-Founder – Cricket Foundation said,

“The Cricket Foundation is a Layer 1 technology, meaning it can host multiple applications that are built on top of it. For the first time ever, NFTs allow collectors and fans of digital media to gather them. Many other applications are being developed on top of this technology, such as esports, gaming, ticketing and merchandising. This will transform the way businesses work. Zebi along with Smart Cricket, which worked on this opportunity as early as 2018, is proud to be one of the key contributors to this project”.
Atul Srivastava, Co-Founder – Cricket Foundation added

“Cricket is a sport that is evolving at a remarkable pace, with its growing global appeal the democratization of cricket is inevitable. The constant growth of members, players, and partners means that cricket fans around the world have instant access to the most extensive collection of cricket NFTs, giving them the chance to capture the unforgettable moments. The marketplace will soon launch gamification experiences to fans and users as well creating a unique platform for fan engagement”.
Celebrity cricketer and Co-Founder of Cricket Foundation, Parthiv Patel, speaking on the occasion, added

“It is a novel way for us to engage with our fans, CricketCrazy presents a unique digital offering to cricketers and franchises to enhance their reach as well as the relationship with fans by giving them a sense of belonging, involving them in community decisions, and keeping them engaged with the game. The only way for fans to legally own collectibles or digital assets is through NFTs. “
Matthew Thacker, Director of Wildfire Sports, United Kingdom, an eminent media and communications specialist one of the Co-Founders of Cricket Foundation, said

“From the early days of asking Don Bradman for his autograph, through to bidding on shirts, caps, bats or balls from the legendary players representing their greatest moments, collecting has always been extremely popular in cricket and introducing the digital world to this is a natural step. We’re really looking forward to the journey”.
Crypto expert and cricket Foundation co-founder Sunil Sharma when asked about the future of NFTs, said,

“NFT sales surpassed $2.5 billion in just the first half of 2021. We will witness exponential growth of NFT Markets as Blockchain technology improves in terms both transaction and gas fees.

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