Australian top-order batsman Aaron Finch signs cricket NFT pact with Rario. Here’s a look at cricketers who have gone the NFT route
Here’s a look at cricketers who have gone the NFT route 
Rario, the world’s first officially licensed cricket digital collectibles platform recently announced that Australian white-ball captain, Aaron Finch is the latest on the growing list of cricketing superstars to have signed an exclusive contract with them. Aaron joins the likes of Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Smriti Mandhana, Rishabh Pant, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Quinton De Kock, M Siraj, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shafali Verma as player partners of the platform. Through this association, Aaron’s NFTs will be available exclusively on Rario.
A leading run getter in T20 internationals for Australia, Aaron Finch has twice held the record for the highest score in the format, his career-best 172, made against Zimbabwe in 2018. Speaking on the association, Aaron Finch said, “As a sportsperson, playing with pride and passion for our nation, franchises and clubs are all special. There are many memorable moments on the cricket field that leave long lasting impressions on us as well as fans. I am delighted to announce my exclusive partnership with the Rario cricket Metaverse, where you can own my NFTs and relive these moments with me!”
Just a few days back, Indian cricketer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had joined the bandwagon and signed a contract with the digital collectibles platform, Rario. The fast bowler who represents Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have his collection of cherished cricketing moments available as NFTs for his fans.
Besides Rario, another platform for cricket related NFTs, FanCraze had also towards the end of January 2022, announced a collection of official digital collectibles of memorable moments from the 2015 and 2019 editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. It did so in partnership with International Cricket Council (ICC). The collection of 75 special moments, holds NFTs of cricketers such as Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Kane Williamson, AB De Villiers, Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara, etc.
In addition to the above, FanCraze has also partnered with cricketers such as Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Andre Russell, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonty Rhodes, Muthiah Muralidaran, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal, for their NFTs.
What are NFTs
For starters, NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens are non-interchangeable, unique assets owned by specific persons. Being a digital certificate of ownership, representing a digital asset, it can be bought and sold. Each NFT contains distinguishable information that can be easily verified. NFTs are fast becoming popular as a tool for artists, celebrities and cricketers to secure their works and garner revenue.
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