Ad Campaigns
MyTeam11 shows how families bond over cricket
JAIPUR: In the run-up to the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) fantasy sports platform MyTeam11 has unveiled a new campaign – Ab Poora India Khelega, which brings forth the narrative of how fantasy cricket is meant for all and brings people closer through the passion for their favourite sport, players and teams.
The campaign was launched through three videos that depict the bittersweet relationship between a father and a son and how people in an Indian household bond over the game of cricket, especially, during the world’s largest T20 cricket extravaganza. The campaign also highlights how the user-friendly MyTeam11 application makes learning fantasy cricket easy.
The storyline of each campaign video depicts a son who is smart, tech-savvy, a fantasy cricket enthusiast and an avid user of MyTeam11. He believes that his father knows nothing about fantasy cricket and goes on to ignore his words. However, in a counter of events, at the end of each film, it is shown that the father is well aware of MyTeam11 and outsmarts his son making more prudent choices owing to his sheer superior understanding of cricket leaving the son astounded.
MyTeam11 CMO Manvendra Singh Rathore said, “A father and a son’s relationship has evolved with changing times especially when it comes to our favourite sport of cricket. But what still remains exclusive and competitive is the knowledge of the sport. This is exactly what we have also tried to capture in our latest campaign Ab Poora India Khelega. We have explained while fantasy cricket now captures the imagination of every Indian household but the knowledge of the sport is still paramount which brings them closer.”
The video campaign of Ab Poora India Khelega will also be complemented by the participation of brand ambassador Virender Sehwag, who shall be seen alongside former New Zealand speedster Danny Morrison, renowned cricket TV hosts Jatin Sapru, Mayanti Langer, Sanjana Ganeshan and Suhail Chandhok across all campaign collaterals.
MyTeam11 had launched the “India Ki Apni Fantasy App” during the 2020 Indian T20 Season and saw immense success leading to a 3-3.5x rise in the number of participants on the platform.
Links of campaign videos:
Film 1
Film 2
Film 3
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