Sports betting in India beyond cricket: football, tennis, eSports, kabaddi and UFC
Cricket gets the headline budget but sport-completionist Indian bettors also bet on football (ISL, EPL, La Liga), tennis (ATP, WTA, slams), eSports (BGMI, Valorant, Dota 2, MLBB), kabaddi (Pro Kabaddi League), UFC and horse racing (Indian Derby). This pillar maps which operators cover each sport at depth.
Sports we cover
What you’ll find on this page
Best operators for non-cricket sports
1xBet
- 1,000+ live events daily
- Most popular in India
- Crypto + UPI
- 60+ sports
Melbet Long-tail Sport
- 40+ sports
- Live cricket streaming
- Weekly cashback 0.7%
- Virtual cricket
Stake Editor’s Pick
- Crypto + UPI deposits
- 200+ IPL markets
- Instant withdrawals
- 0% deposit fees
22Bet
- European odds
- Live in-play depth
- AstroPay support
- Skrill · Neteller
Dafabet
- Asian Handicap depth
- Dafabet Exchange
- EPL sponsorship (Aston Villa)
- 20+ years operating
Betway
- MGA + Curacao licences
- EPL heritage (West Ham, Brighton)
- Working cash-out
- Betway Exchange
Parimatch
- Cricket sponsorship heritage
- 30 years operational
- UPI 24-min payouts
- Aviator + Andar Bahar
Cricket coverage — covered in detail on the cricket pillar
Cricket is the centre of gravity for Indian sport betting. The detailed treatment lives on our cricket pillar — IPL, T20 World Cup, ODI, Test, fancy lines, exchange. This pillar covers everything else.
Football: ISL, EPL, La Liga and football tips today
Football coverage is the deepest non-cricket category. Every brand in our pool covers the top five European leagues (English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1) plus the Champions League and Europa League.
India-relevant football betting:
- Indian Super League (ISL): covered by Stake, Yolo247, 4rabet, 1Win, Parimatch, 22Bet, 1xBet. ISL betting is the domestic football focus; how to watch live ISL football match queries usually point to JioStar streaming, betting odds open across our pool.
- EPL, La Liga, Serie A: all top brands cover with bet builders, Asian Handicaps, draw-no-bet, both teams to score markets
- Champions League: deeper market book on knockout rounds; tournament-long markets (top scorer, winner) open from group stage
Football tips today / football betting india queries point to operator-side prediction pages (Pure Win, Parimatch publish daily tips). What is x2 in soccer betting / what is X2 in soccer betting? X2 is the double-chance market: you win if either the away team wins or the match draws. What is spread in basketball betting? Spread is the handicap line — you bet on the favourite winning by more than the spread or the underdog losing by less than the spread.
Tennis: ATP, WTA, slams and tennis prediction
Tennis covers all four Grand Slams (Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open, US Open) plus most ATP and WTA Masters events. Tennis betting sites india / tennis betting india queries land on the top brands in our pool. Wimbledon betting and the broader tennis prediction ecosystem track operator-side picks plus independent tipster feeds.
Tennis-specific markets: match winner, set betting, total games, total tiebreaks, retirement rules. LeoVegas tennis retirement rules are the standard: bets settle as void if a player retires before the first set ends; bets stand if retirement happens after the first set.
eSports betting India (BGMI, Valorant, Dota 2, MLBB)
| Operator | Dota 2 | CS2 | LoL | Valorant | MLBB | BGMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1xBet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Melbet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | × |
| Stake | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
| 4rabet | finals | finals | finals | × | × | × |
| 1Win | finals | finals | × | × | × | × |
For dedicated eSports volume, 1xBet and Melbet lead. For occasional eSports betting alongside cricket, any of our top 5 covers the major events.
UFC, boxing and MMA (UFC betting India)
UFC betting india covers fights, prop bets (method of victory, round, fight stoppage), parlay markets. Top UFC brands in our pool: 1xBet, Stake, 22Bet, Dafabet. Islam UFC betting odds and Islam fight bet queries land on individual fight-card markets — mainstream operators cover the full UFC schedule.
Table tennis betting is covered by 1xBet (deepest), Melbet and Stake — all three carry ITTF World Tour, World Championships and major Asian tour events. Boxing covers world-title fights, Olympic boxing, regional cards. MMA outside UFC (ONE Championship, Bellator, PFL) is covered by 1xBet and Stake.
Basketball, NBA
NBA coverage is uniform across our pool: regular season, playoffs, Finals, Conference titles, MVP markets. Spread (handicap), totals (over/under) and moneyline are the three main markets. EuroLeague covered by 1xBet, Melbet, Stake. WNBA covered by 1xBet only.
Hockey: HIL (India), NHL
Hockey India League (when active) gets coverage on Parimatch and 22Bet. NHL is covered by all top-10 brands during the regular season and playoffs. Field hockey (Hockey India League, FIH Pro League) is the smaller market; ice hockey (NHL, KHL) gets the deeper book.
Horse racing: Indian Derby and global meets
Horse racing betting india covers the Indian Derby (Mumbai, January), Bangalore Race Club meets, Hyderabad Race Club meets and the Pune season. International meets (UK Royal Ascot, Cheltenham Festival, Kentucky Derby, Melbourne Cup) covered by Dafabet, 22Bet, 1xBet, Betway. Dafabet racing is the deepest book among our pool for international horse racing.
Kabaddi: Pro Kabaddi League and Asian Games
| Operator | Pro Kabaddi League | Asian Games kabaddi | Raid / defender markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbet | ✓ deepest | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1xBet | ✓ | ✓ | partial |
| Parimatch | ✓ | × | × |
| 4rabet | mainstream markets | × | × |
| 1Win | mainstream markets | × | × |
| 22Bet | mainstream markets | × | × |
Kabaddi toss betting app and kabaddi betting app india queries point to these multi-sport offshore brands — dedicated standalone kabaddi apps are rare.