Dream Cricket appoints Arpith Kanade as Head of Studio to drive global growth

Sports tech company Dream Sports has appointed Arpith Kanade as Head of Studio for Dream Cricket, a rapidly growing AAA mobile cricket game with over 25 million users and featuring over 500 licensed cricketers modelled on real players.

In this role, Arpith will shape and execute Dream Cricket’s vision to be the market leader and the world’s largest social cricket game, while leading its expansion into international markets.

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Arpith brings over 15 years of global gaming experience, having built and scaled some of the world’s most successful casual and hybrid-casual franchises, with deep expertise across product, LiveOps, and monetisation.

Commenting on his appointment, Arpith Kanade, Head of Studio, Dream Cricket, said, “It’s an exciting time to join Dream Cricket as cricket and mobile gaming are evolving rapidly. With cricket’s deep cultural significance in India and its return to the global stage at the LA28 Olympics — highlighted during our hon’ble PM’s interaction with our team and game at WAVES 2025 — there’s a clear opportunity and mandate to make Dream Cricket a shining example of Make in India for the world. I look forward to working with the team to make Dream Cricket the world’s biggest and best cricket game.”

Prior to joining Dream Cricket, Arpith led large cross-functional teams at Zynga, contributing to the growth and operations of global franchises including FarmVille 2. Earlier, he was a founding team member at 99Games, where he shipped multiple titles across puzzle, time-management, and social casino genres.