In the last few years, India has become one of the biggest places for esports talent to grow. Games like BGMI, Valorant, Counter-Strike, and CODM have become very popular with structured esports scenes. Therefore, here are the best gaming talents and top esports players in India.
Some of these players have also represented India on international platforms and have been to forge a place for themselves because of their unique and unmatched skills. This list consists of players that play across multiple gaming platforms like mobile, PC, and console.
Best Players in India: Who are the top esports players in India?
Esports in India is riding rapidly, and players are choosing multiple platforms and grinding hard to be the best. From mobile gaming to PC, the following players have proven themselves and have been labeled as the best in the country over the years in the best games in India. Here is the list:
Jonathan Gaming
The first is popular BGMI esports player Jonathan Amaral, who goes by the moniker Jonath Gaming. The GodLike Esports athlete is known for his impeccable clutches and game sense during intense situations. Over the years, he has clutched intense situations for his team, earning him a place in the list of best players in India.
Jonathan is also a popular YouTuber and has a subscriber base of over 6 million and was placed third along with his team at the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Pro Series (BMPS) 2024.
ScoutOP
Next on this list is Tanmany “ScoutOP” Singh. Currently a part of Wyld Fangs, he has been one of the most consistent players in the community. He is known for his fragging skills and gun power. Over the years, he has also mentored Team XSpark. In addition to this, he can also be deemed as one of the richest esports players in India because of the luxury cars and house he’s made for himself because of his esports and gaming journey.
As a player, he was seen competing in BGIS 2024 with Team Z and was eliminated before reaching the finals. ScoutOP is also a very popular YouTuber with over 5 million subscribers. He also serves as the brand ambassador of Revenant XSpark, one of the top esports organizations of the country.
SK Rossi
Ganesh Gangadhar, better known as SK Rossi is one of the top VALORANT players in the country. However, he started his esports journey with Counter Strike. Having competed in VCT for Global Esports, he is known for his impeccable skills and composure during the matches.
Furthermore, he is known for his gameplay style, which took many players a long time to decode and find a way to counter his skills.
GodLike Learn
While BGMI is the most popular mobile esports title in the country, Call of Duty Mobile also stands to be a cult favourite. GodLike Esports’ Jash Shah, better known as Learn is one of the best CODM players in the country. He is also the in-game leader of the team and has led the team to many international tournaments, where they have represented the country.
One of his most notable achievements is leading his team to the runner-up spot in the COD Mobile World Championship 2023.
DeathMaker
Another athlete who is seen as a force to be reckoned with is Debanjan Das, also known as Deathmaker. For now, he can be seen aiming and finishing opponents for Revenant Esports. He is a Valorant esports athlete known for his unmatched aim and timing across multiple maps, which can put a lot of pressure on his opponents.
He is also very aggressive in his gameplay and has had a significant impact on his teams in extremely tricky situations.
Charanjot
Charanjot, India’s only FIFA player to qualify for the FC Pro World Championship Gathering Phase has earned a place in this list because of how important this achievement is in the Indian console esports space. Not just that he had also defeated JP Sleator in the play-ins stage of the gathering and was placed in the top 32 players in the world.
Charanjot is also an athlete for GodLike Esports and has been representing India for a very long time.
While the Indian esports scene is growing, there’s always room for more athletes to join the list with the help of better training facilities and an infrastructure that has the government’s backing.
Fozy Ajay
Last, but definitely not the least, we have the Free Fire player Fozy Ajay. Unfortunately, Free Fire hasn’t been available in India since 2022, but before that, this player was among the best in the country. His accolades within Free Fire esports in India include first place finishes at the Free Fire India Championship 2021 Fall, World Esports Cup, and Free Fire Pro League India 2021 Summer.
