Contact — IPL Fantasy India Editorial Desk

Contact the IPL Fantasy India editorial desk: editorial email, WhatsApp broadcast, social media channels, responsible pl…

The contact page is the editorial gateway between the IFI desk and the pan-India fantasy community. The IFI editorial desk responds to editorial inquiries, captaincy broadcast inquiries, responsible play inquiries, and technical support inquiries. This page is the consolidated contact reference: the editorial email, the WhatsApp broadcast link, the social media channels, the responsible play helpline, and the technical support email. The desk responds within 24 hours for editorial inquiries, 12 hours for captaincy broadcast inquiries, and 4 hours for responsible play inquiries.

The editorial email: [email protected]

The editorial email is the primary contact for editorial inquiries: captain pick feedback, points analysis questions, venue read feedback, methodology questions, content suggestions, and editorial complaints. The desk's editor in chief reads every email and responds within 24 hours. The editorial email is the editorial gateway between the desk and the community.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the editorial email is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the response time, the editorial quality of the response, and the willingness to engage with feedback. The IFI desk's editor in chief has responded to over 5,000 editorial emails across 6 seasons.

The captaincy WhatsApp broadcast

The captaincy WhatsApp broadcast is the real-time editorial layer. The broadcast goes out within 2 minutes of: the toss, the playing XI announcement, the strategic timeout, the impact player substitution, the end of the powerplay, the end of the middle overs, the end of the death overs, and the end of the match. The broadcast is free for the first 30 days; the broadcast is ₹499/year for the annual subscription.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the WhatsApp broadcast is the real-time editorial gateway. The broadcast is the data layer of the captaincy decision; the broadcast is the editorial layer of the toss overlay; the broadcast is the application layer of the post-match recap. The IFI desk's broadcast has 50,000+ subscribers across the 6 seasons.

The social media channels

The IFI desk's social media channels: (1) Twitter — @iplfantasyindia, the real-time editorial channel for the captain pick, the points analysis, the venue read, (2) Telegram — IPL Fantasy India, the alternative WhatsApp broadcast for the non-WhatsApp users, (3) YouTube — IPL Fantasy India, the video editorial channel for the venue preview, the post-match recap, the methodology deep-dive, (4) Instagram — @iplfantasyindia, the visual editorial channel for the data visualization, the captain pick card, the venue photo.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the social media channels are the multi-platform editorial gateway. The IFI desk's editor in chief is active on all 4 channels; the desk's team of 6 is active on 2-3 channels each. The 4 channels combined have 200,000+ followers across the 6 seasons.

The responsible play helpline

The responsible play helpline is the safety net for the pan-India fantasy community. The IFI desk's responsible play policy is published on every page of the site; the helpline numbers are linked from the footer of every page. The desk responds to responsible play inquiries within 4 hours, and the desk's responsible play editor is on-call 24/7 during the IPL season.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the responsible play helpline is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the responsible play framework is reflected in the response time, the helpline visibility, and the editorial content of the responsible play policy. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the responsible play policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The technical support email: [email protected]

The technical support email is the contact for technical issues: broken links, image 404s, mobile rendering issues, accessibility issues, and other site-related problems. The desk's technical editor responds within 12 hours. The technical support email is the operational gateway between the desk and the community.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the technical support email is the operational trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the response time, the technical quality of the response, and the willingness to engage with feedback. The IFI desk's technical editor has resolved 3,000+ technical issues across the 6 seasons.

The contact form: On the site

The contact form is On the site. The form has 5 fields: name, email, subject, message, and the verification CAPTCHA. The form's submissions are sent to the editorial email and the technical support email, depending on the subject. The form's response time is the same as the email response time: 24 hours for editorial, 12 hours for technical support, 4 hours for responsible play.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the contact form is the editorial gateway. The form is accessible on the contact page and from the footer of every page. The form is the data layer of the editorial feedback; the form is the editorial layer of the technical support; the form is the application layer of the responsible play framework.

The desk's response time commitment

The IFI desk's response time commitment: (1) editorial inquiries — within 24 hours, (2) captaincy broadcast inquiries — within 12 hours, (3) responsible play inquiries — within 4 hours, (4) technical support inquiries — within 12 hours, (5) contact form submissions — within 24 hours. The response time commitment is the editorial floor; the analysis is the work; the community is the audience.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the response time commitment is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the response time, the editorial quality of the response, and the willingness to engage with feedback. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the response time commitment on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

Final word: the contact page is the editorial gateway

The contact page is the editorial gateway between the IFI desk and the pan-India fantasy community. The editorial email, the WhatsApp broadcast, the social media channels, the responsible play helpline, the technical support email, the contact form, the response time commitment — all of it is the editorial foundation. The desk's editor in chief has run the contact page for 6 seasons. The contact is the gateway; the pan-India fantasy community is the audience; the responsible play is the floor. Filed fresh from Mumbai, filed for Bharat, filed for the pan-India fantasy community.

The IFI desk's editorial note: filed fresh this week

The IFI editorial desk files this note fresh each week from the Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata press boxes. The note covers the venue read, the form read, the match-up read, the ownership analysis, and the responsible play reminder. The note is the editorial foundation of the desk's pan-India coverage; the note is the data layer of the pan-India fantasy community's captaincy decision.

For the desi reader who is locked into the contest budget for the week, the note is the closest thing to a personal consultation with the desk's editor in chief. The note includes the captaincy overlay for the 3 most-watched matches of the week, the differential path for the 5 highest-edge plays, the contest allocation for the 4 major apps, and the responsible play reminder for the pan-India fantasy community. The note is the editorial home of the weekly fantasy cricket work.

What the desk's India correspondents are seeing this week

The three India correspondents — based at Wankhede, Chinnaswamy, and Eden Gardens — file 200-word match reports for every contest. The reports cover the venue's bounce, the dew timing, the boundary carrier, the captain's body language at the toss, the outfield's grass cover, the umpire's strike rate. The reports are the data layer of the pan-India fantasy community's venue reads; the reports are the editorial foundation of the IFI desk's coverage.

For the desi reader who watches the match from a Kolkata tea stall, a Bengaluru IT park, a Jaipur paan shop, a Hyderabad biryani joint, a Lucknow kebab corner, or a Delhi metro seat, the reports are the closest thing to being at the ground. The reports are aggregated into the captaincy overlay on the captain picks page; the reports are the editorial home of the pan-India fantasy community.

The desk's responsible play reminder

The IFI desk's editor in chief reminds the pan-India fantasy community of the responsible play framework on every page of the site. The framework requires: 18+ only, KYC mandatory, state eligibility confirmed, self-exclusion tools used when the warning signs are present, no using the contest as a primary income source, no chasing losses, no playing under the influence. The framework is the editorial floor of the pan-India fantasy community; the framework is the data layer of the responsible play understanding; the framework is the application layer of the desk's commitment to the community.

For the desi reader who is reading this page on a phone in a crowded market, in a quiet office, in a college classroom, or on a train, the reminder is the editorial trust layer. The reminder is the foundation of the desk's commitment; the reminder is the application layer of the responsible play understanding; the reminder is the editorial home of the pan-India fantasy community's responsible play.