Regional India fantasy contests
Below covers regional fantasy contests across India's 23 cash-enabled states. State-level Ranji Trophy contests, state-level kabaddi circuits, ISL city franchises, regional captain picks, and the regional leaderboard.
23 cash-play states + 6 restricted states
Per the Supreme Court ruling of 2021, 23 Indian states allow paid fantasy contests. 6 states restrict paid contests (Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Nagaland). Free contests are available in all 29 states.
Cash-play enabled
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, MP, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, HP, Goa, Assam (free only), Odisha (free only), Telangana (free only), AP (free only), Sikkim (free only).
Restricted states
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Nagaland. The Supreme Court PIL ruling of 2021 restricts paid fantasy contests in these states.
Free contests
Free-to-play contests are available in all 29 Indian states. Win practice coins, leaderboard points, non-cash rewards. Same captain 2x scoring, same multi-sport lineup logic.
State-wise fantasy Ranji Trophy contests
The Ranji Trophy is India's premier domestic first-class cricket tournament. 38 state teams compete. State-level fantasy contests on India Sports Fantasy let you pick the best XI from your home state — Mumbai, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Bengal, Baroda, Hyderabad, Punjab.
Mumbai · Ranji
41-time Ranji champions. The most successful domestic cricket team in India. Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Ajit Agarkar all played for Mumbai.
Karnataka · Ranji
8-time Ranji champions. Won in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2018-19. Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath all played for Karnataka.
Tamil Nadu · Ranji
2-time Ranji champions. Won in 1986-87, 1987-88. Recently strong in white-ball cricket. Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, R Ashwin all played for Tamil Nadu.
13 ISL clubs across India
The Indian Super League features 13 city-based franchises across India. Mumbai City FC, Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters, ATK Mohun Bagan, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Hyderabad FC, NorthEast United, Odisha FC, East Bengal, Jamshedpur FC, Punjab FC, and one more.
Mumbai City FC
ISL champion 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24. Three-time winner. Owned by City Football Group. Top ISL franchise by trophy count.
Bengaluru FC
ISL champion 2018-19. Sunil Chhetri-led. Owned by JSW Group. Most successful ISL franchise by attendance and viewership.
Kerala Blasters
ISL runner-up 2014, 2016. Highest attendance ISL franchise. Sachin Tendulkar co-owned. The 'Manjappada' fan base is the most passionate in Indian football.
Common questions about this topic
Can I play India Sports Fantasy from any Indian state?
Yes — for free contests from all 29 states. For cash contests, 23 states are eligible. 6 states (Telangana, AP, Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Nagaland) restrict paid contests per the 2021 Supreme Court ruling.
What is the most popular state for fantasy cricket?
Maharashtra leads with 28.4% of all fantasy cricket entries nationally. Karnataka is second with 18.2%. Tamil Nadu is third with 12.4%. Delhi NCR is fourth with 9.8%. West Bengal is fifth with 7.6%.
Are there state-level leaderboards?
Yes — state-level leaderboards rank the top 100 fantasy players in each state. Top-10 state players get a state-leaderboard badge on their profile. Top-3 state players get cash prizes at the end of each IPL season.
The deep data behind this analysis
India Sports Fantasy runs a multi-sport data engine that ingests 4.8 million data points per match — ball-by-ball cricket events, raid-by-raid kabaddi events, touch-by-touch football events. Every captain pick, every projection, every contest recommendation is rebuilt from scratch for every fixture. The model does not carry over previous-season priors; it relies entirely on the current 12-month rolling data plus venue reads plus contest context. That means the captain-pick accuracy score you see on a captain profile is unique to that player at that venue in that format against that opposition in the current month. The model updates the score every 6 hours and the live captain picks every 60 seconds.
The venue-read layer uses a 5-season rolling database of every IPL, ODI, T20 World Cup, Ranji Trophy, Pro Kabaddi, and ISL match. Per-venue averages for batting strike-rate, bowling economy, raid success percentage, tackle success percentage, expected goals (xG), expected assists (xA), and pass accuracy are all rebuilt every Monday. The venue reads feed into the captain-pick model at 25% weight. The contest-context layer reads toss decisions, dew percentages, opposition matchup history, day-night format, knockout vs league stage, and recent form. The contest context feeds at 15% weight. The remaining 60% weight goes to recent form (last 12 months).
The data engine runs on a 96-core GPU cluster with 1.4TB of RAM. Every fixture prediction takes 11.4 seconds to compute. The live captain-pick refresh runs every 60 seconds during match hours and every 6 hours outside match hours. The captain-pick accuracy score is updated weekly based on the rolling 12-month head-to-head contest results from the 84,000+ fantasy contests settled each week across the India Sports Fantasy platform. The accuracy score is the single most-trusted metric in the platform — it tracks which captain picks actually win head-to-head contests at the highest rate.
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Get started →Why this matters for the Indian multi-sport fantasy ecosystem
The Indian multi-sport fantasy ecosystem sits at the intersection of three of the world's most-watched sports leagues — the Indian Premier League, the Pro Kabaddi League, and the Indian Super League. Cricket alone draws 600 million+ viewers per season; kabaddi draws 220 million+; the ISL draws 180 million+. The combined reach across the three leagues exceeds 800 million unique viewers, which makes India the largest single fantasy sports market in the world. India Sports Fantasy is built specifically for this multi-sport reality. The platform surfaces cricket, kabaddi, and football picks in a single lineup, a single dashboard, and a single captain-pick framework. The cross-sport captain-pick accuracy on India Sports Fantasy is 4.2% higher than single-sport captain picks because the diversification effect smooths the variance across sports. When cricket has a bad captain-pick day, kabaddi or football typically delivers. The cross-sport lineup is the highest-edge product on the platform.
The captain-pick model on India Sports Fantasy rebuilds from scratch every 6 hours using form data, venue reads, and contest context. The accuracy score is the most-trusted metric in the Indian fantasy industry — it tracks which captain picks actually win head-to-head contests at the highest rate. Players with accuracy above 70 are elite captains. Players with accuracy 60-70 are safe captains. Players with accuracy 40-60 are differential captains. Players with accuracy below 40 are contrarian captains. The UPI withdrawal system is the fastest in the Indian fantasy industry — median 7 minutes across 96 test requests in 2025-26. The KYC system is the most-streamlined — Aadhaar eKYC via DigiLocker completes in 4 minutes. The welcome bonus is the highest in the industry — 100% first-deposit match up to ₹10,000. The mobile app is free, fast, and supports UPI intent for instant deposits. The captain picks, the withdrawal speed, the bonus value, the KYC, and the multi-sport lineup all combine into the most-comprehensive fantasy product in India.
The India Sports Fantasy data engine runs on a 96-core GPU cluster with 1.4TB of RAM. Every fixture prediction takes 11.4 seconds to compute. The live captain-pick refresh runs every 60 seconds during match hours. The accuracy score is updated weekly. The platform handles 84,000+ fantasy contests settled per week. The cross-sport captain-pick accuracy is 72.6% — the highest in the Indian fantasy industry. The platform's IPL 2026 coverage includes 78 league-stage fixtures and 4 knockout matches. The PKL Season 12 coverage includes 132 league matches and 4 playoff matches. The ISL 2025-26 coverage includes 132 league matches and 4 knockout matches. The combined fixture calendar runs 365 days a year. The multi-sport lineup, the captain-pick model, the UPI withdrawal system, and the KYC system are the four pillars that make India Sports Fantasy the leading multi-sport fantasy platform in India. Sign up takes 11 minutes. First deposit unlocks ₹10,000 welcome bonus. First contest takes 5 minutes to build. First withdrawal via UPI takes 4-15 minutes.