https://twitter.com/playvalorant/status/1579456756799115267?s=21&t=qqoyII6LMhGLKs9UlxAL9Q
Meaning?
I know re ki VLT is popular cause they have pioneers of IGC as CC. And because of that audience connect to VLT more.[Their CC have loyal Audience,(some of them actually do)] So that audience gonna support VLT only in Any game.
But in Valorant agar Rossi nahi khelega toh koi aur aayega usko log dekhenge.(Sachin jaane ke baad Virat aaya hi na)
So saying NO Rossi = No Views is most braindead statement.
There will almost definitely be a significant drop of views for a long time until a new player comes.
Also don't compare eSports to cricket. Cricket is highly promoted and a lot of parents will fulfil the wish of many who want to play cricket professionally (it's not as stigmatised as eSports). There are many cricket academies in India with world-class facilities. It also has an unusually large following. The Indian cricket scene can pump out top-quality players every year. Compare to eSports, less than 5% of the population has access to PCs and among them, barely 20% have PCs that can run games. People who have gaming PCs are almost always older than 18 which is already beyond the age you can turn pro. Most good pro players start playing at 8-11 years of age.
I doubt that there will be anyone with a skill diff as large as Rossi for a long time in Indian eSports.