Arjun Sharma
Editor based in Mumbai covering India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia. Specialises in IPL betting markets and South Asian cricket culture.
Joined Bookie Pilot · 2024
About Arjun Sharma
Arjun Sharma leads Bookie Pilot's Asia coverage, with primary focus on the cricket-dominant markets of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. He has tracked the Indian Premier League since 2008 and has documented its evolution from a sports tournament into the world's largest annual sports-betting event. His domain knowledge extends to UPI payment infrastructure, the legal grey zone surrounding online betting in India, and the structural drivers of cricket session-betting culture across South Asia. He also coordinates coverage for Southeast Asian markets (Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines) where football and esports drive different dynamics.
Credentials & Experience
- 12+ years cricket journalism and betting industry coverage
- Field reporting across 8 Asian markets
- IPL betting market specialist
- Multilingual: Hindi, English, basic Bengali
Areas of Expertise
Editorial standards & disclosure
Arjun Sharma contributes to Bookie Pilot under our published editorial methodology. All content is written and reviewed against our 5-pillar audit framework (licensing, payouts, odds margins, bonus fairness, customer support). Affiliate commissions earned by Bookie Pilot do not influence specific editorial recommendations - read the full affiliate disclosure.