Which top 10 Indian celebrities promoted real-money gaming apps before the nationwide ban?

CRICKET | August 29,2025

MS Dhoni

For a long time, the “Captain Cool” of India became the face of Dream11. He would often be seen in advertisements with the iconic statement, “Team Bana Lo,”.

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Virat Kohli

This cricket icon became the face of MPL, and he encouraged people to join and play by signing up under his team.

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Shah Rukh Khan

Known as the King of Bollywood, he was the brand ambassador for A23- an application featuring rummy and poker games.

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Sourav Ganguly

The former Indian captain of cricket. My11Circle is a fantasy cricket application. He also featured in advertisement campaigns for the application.

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Ranbir Kapoor

The lead actor of Bollywood, ran marketing campaigns for Games24x7, which also operates Dream11, in an attempt to capture more users.

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Ajay Devgn

Junglee Rummy, a well-known platform for online rummy, appointed Ajay as their brand ambassador, which proved to be very useful for their marketing.

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Rohit Sharma

The captain of the Indian cricket team featured in several Dream11 commercials together with Dhoni.

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Katrina Kaif

This renowned actress was an endorsing face for a real-money rummy application, indicating the growing involvement of Bollywood celebrities.

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Rashid Khan

Known cricket player from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan, helped the South Asian marketing of My11Circle through their advertising campaigns.

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Hardik Pandya

Dream11 had among its primary endorsers the Indian cricketer, from whose stylish advertisements they enjoyed much popularity.

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