Madras Court recently took a position<\/a><\/em><\/strong> on the issue recently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nOutlook India says at least 60 per cent of commercials on live TV during the sports season is taken by fantasy cricket apps.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The title sponsor of IPL 2020\u00a0is\u00a0the fantasy sports company, Dream11.\u00a0 It is endorsed by several Indian stars, including Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and\u00a0Jasprit\u00a0Bumrah.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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