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India's Million-Dollar Esports Industry with Jaikishan Malik & Varun Gavankar
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Does playing games for hours make you a professional athlete?
In this episode, Nadeem speaks to Jaikishan Malik and Varun Gavankar about the evolution of Esports and how the million-dollar industry had its humble origins in two PC games- Warcraft and Counter-Strike 1.6.
Jaikishan- Alliance and Partnership Manager and Varun- Digital and Content Manager- are avid esports enthusiasts working at Esportz- a fan engagement and gaming experience platform.
They discuss how India finally recognized Esports as a sport, how much it contributes to the sports economy, and how esports players can earn enough to own a Mustang! From gaming continuously for hours to travelling for gaming events, and participating in competitive tournaments; here's why esports are just as nerve-wracking and exciting as traditional sports!
Jaikishan Malik, Manager- Alliances and Partnership at GIGWORK, Esport athlete https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaikishan-malik-5916a2160/
Varun Gavankar, Manager- Digital and Content at GIGWORK https://www.linkedin.com/in/varundown/
'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh
Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat
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