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Dream11.com announce Otago Volts sponsorship

Saturday 10 October 2009, 8:41AM

By New Zealand Cricket

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The Twenty20 format has revolutionized the way the world looks at cricket. The fast food format of Cricket in its latest avatar; the Champions League T20 has champion T20 Cricket clubs from across the globe competing against each other for world supremacy. Utilizing this global stage, the World’s No.1 Fantasy Cricket Game, Dream11.com today announced its tie-up with New Zealand Cricket to be the principal sponsors of its team, Otago Volts. Dream11.com also announced that it would be feeding 100 children for every run scored and every wicket taken by the Otago Volts during the Champions League T20.

Otago Volts stars 7 players with international experience, 4 of whom were part of the New Zealand Champions Trophy runners-up squad, including one of the most exciting wicket-keeper batsman today - Brendon McCullum. Otago Volts also boast of its overseas import, England's six-hitting all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas.

Commenting on the tie-up, Harsh Jain, Founder & CMD, Dream11 Gaming Private Limited, said, “We at Dream11 are excited at being the first website to sponsor a Cricket team at an international tournament. The New Zealand national squad has shown tremendous form in reaching the finals of the Champions Trophy and 4 key members from the national squad, Brendon McCullum, Ian Butler, Aaron Redmond and Neil Broom will be playing for the Otago Volts. We have chosen Otago Volts as our Dream11 for the CLT20 and would like to invite all cricket lovers to do the same by choosing their fantasy cricket teams on www.dream11.com and win exciting prizes.”

A thrilled Brendon McCullum on the occasion of the tie-up commented “The Otago Volts are proud to display Dream11.com on our jerseys and contribute to the noble cause of feeding 100 Indian children with every run we score and every wicket we take. A sense of purpose beyond just playing cricket will be a bigger motivation for us to progress in the tournament and feed as many children as we can.”

About Dream11.com
Dream11.com, the World’s No.1 Fantasy Cricket Game, is the flagship brand of Dream11 Gaming Pvt. Ltd. It is a unique and innovative Fantasy Cricket website that offers users the world’s 1st graphical Fantasy Cricket game. The website also allows users to compete and connect with millions of cricket fanatics and develop ‘cricket communities’ that further adds to the fun quotient. Features like Live Scores, News, Player Profiles, Schedules, Standings, Statistics, Games and Gallery, along with Community tools, ensure a complete Fantasy Cricket experience for users.
For more information: log on to www.dream11.com