India, March 26 -- KRAFTON India is tying Battlegrounds Mobile India more closely to the country's T20 cricket frenzy with a limited-time in-game event that starts March 27. Called the BGMI Cricket League, the feature lets players back teams from live matches and collect rewards if their picks win. On paper, it is a simple minigame. In practice, it is KRAFTON's latest effort to keep BGMI plugged into India's biggest pop-culture moments.

The event is built around a straightforward loop. Players choose a team from ongoing matches. If that team wins, they receive Support and Win Spin Tokens. Those tokens can then be used in the Glacier Lucky Spin, which offers in-game rewards, including the return of the M416 Glacier skin. KRAFTON India say...