Rohit Sharma announces NFT collection inspired by personal memorabilia on FanCraze

Indian limited-overs skipper Rohit Sharma has announced his personal collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) inspired by his many memorabilia as a cricketer, to be released on digital collectables website FanCraze, run by Faze Technologies. As per a report by livemint.com, Rohit Sharma expressed his views on same and said he was looking forward to sharing some of most prized possessions and moments of his cricket career with his fans.

memorabilia will be inspired by items like ICC Golden Bat he received after ICC World Cup 2019 and ball using which he took his first hattrick in Indian Premier League (IPL) for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians in 2009.

What are non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?

NFTs are unique digital assets that enable users to own rare digital artefacts stored on a blockchain network. All s of art, tweets, music, GIFs, and pictures, including or digital assets, can be owned through NFTs, with endless possibilities of buying and selling m.

FanCraze has alrey inked a three-year deal with International Cricket Council (ICC) for rights to its catalogue of video and audio clips, dating back to 1975. FanCraze will create NFTs linked to specific clips, which can be downloed by cricket fans in packs and tred on a secondary network.

'We view marquee athletes as artists': FanCraze CEO

As per livemint.com report, CEO of FanCraze, Anshum Bhambri, said, “We view marquee athletes as artists who create ir best moments of art on field of play. We are very excited to partner with Rohit Sharma, a pure cricketing genius, to build new parigm of engagement between athlete and fan”.

At same time, revealing his thoughts on NFT’s Rohit Sharma also said, “ team at FanCraze is building next generation of consumer experiences, and I cannot wait to check out super-cool HitMan NFTs and 2D/3D avatars that y will be dropping in months ahe”. Sharma will be next seen leing Indian cricket team in three-match ODI series against Proteas in South Africa.

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