Anantnag youth wins Rs 2 crore on Dream11

BIJBEHARA — A youth from south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area became an overnight millionaire by winning Rs 2 crore on the online fantasy cricket platform Dream11.

Waseem Raja from Shalgam Bijbehara, while talking to news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that he was deep asleep on Saturday late night when some friends called him and informed him that he is placed at the first number in Dream11 following which he realised that he has won around Rs 2 crore.

As the news broke out, people started congratulating him and his family. “I have been trying my luck for last two years by creating fantasy teams in IPL,” he said.

“Becoming a millionaire overnight is like a dream. This will help us to overcome poverty as we belong to a financially weak section,” he said.

“My mother is ailing. Now, I will be able to treat her,” he added.

Videos went viral on social media in which people can be seen congratulating Waseem Raja. There is a wave of happiness in Raja’s village with the news of him becoming the winner in Dream11.

Dream11 is an Indian fantasy sports platform that allows users to play fantasy cricket, hockey, football, kabaddi, and basketball. In April 2019, Dream11 became the first Indian gaming company to become a unicorn.