Esports Is Here To Stay! In India Too, Competitive Gaming Is Shedding 'Counter Culture' Tag

Be it prize pools worth Rs 2 crore, or fans clamouring for selfies with their favourite gaming stars, BGIS 2023 showcased the best extravaganza esports has to offer.

BGIS 2023 finals were held at Dome @ NSCI, SVP Stadium, Mumbai. ( Image Source :ABP Live/Shayak Majumder )

BGIS 2023: When the curtains closed on Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2023 esports finals, a boisterous crowd of thousands of attendees spilt onto the narrow bylanes in front of the Dome at Mumbai’s SVP Stadium. Some were clamouring for selfies with their favourite esports players (whose celebdom rivalled those of mainstream sports stars) while others rushed behind their favourite players' swanky cars. It took me a certain level of unfettered resolution to tackle the throng and