About the Dream11 Today editorial desk.

Dream11 Today is an independent editorial publication covering Dream11, fantasy cricket, app safety, KYC and responsible play for Indian users. We are not affiliated with Dream11, Dream Sports, or any real-money gaming operator. Our editorial standards are simple: source-first claims, dated verdicts, transparent disclosures, and a refusal to publish anything we cannot verify.

What we publish

• Documented guides on the Dream11 product — features, scoring, KYC, withdrawals, account management
• Independent reviews of app safety, APK safety and install verification
• State-by-state legal context with primary sources
• Editorial framing of company background, with verified facts only
• Responsible-play guidance — deposit caps, time-boxing, stop signals, self-exclusion

What we refuse to publish

• "Winning teams" — no honest source can publish them
• Countdown timers, fake scarcity or "limited offer" copy
• Bonus codes we have not verified against the operator's current terms
• Customer-care phone numbers, emails or social handles we have not verified
• Ownership percentages, leadership bios or company facts we cannot confirm with primary sources
• Reviews or ratings presented as objective when they are sponsored

Sourcing rules

Every claim that is not common knowledge is sourced. Sources are named inline or in adjacent reference blocks; URLs and document names are preserved. Where we cannot verify, we say so. Where we rely on the operator's own statements, we mark the claim as such.

How we handle updates

Each article carries a "verified on" stamp and a "last reviewed" date. When the underlying fact changes — a scoring rule, a bonus window, a legal status — we update the article and the stamp. Where an update is significant, we leave a short editorial note explaining what changed.

How we handle mistakes

If we publish a factual error, we correct it promptly and visibly, with a short note at the bottom of the affected article. We do not silently rewrite history; the original text is preserved in the page history where possible.

Disclosure

This site is editorially independent. When we link to a third party (operator, app store, support channel), we mark commercial links with rel="sponsored nofollow" and place the disclosure in plain sight — never hidden. Where we earn a commission through a disclosed first-party route, we say so. Editorial recommendations are unaffected by commercial relationships.

18+ and responsible play

This site is written for adults (18+) in jurisdictions where real-money fantasy is permitted. The responsible-play page (read it here) is the most important page on the site. If real-money fantasy does not fit your situation, the page explains how to opt out cleanly.

Contact

For editorial corrections, sourcing questions or disclosure queries, see the contact page. We aim to respond within 7 working days.

Editorial addendum: a closing reflection

This guide is part of the Dream11 Today editorial library, an independent publication not affiliated with Dream11, Dream Sports or any real-money gaming operator. The desk's purpose is to publish research-first, evidence-led guides that help Indian adults decide whether real-money fantasy fits their situation and, if so, how to navigate the platform's product, legal and account flows with as few avoidable mistakes as possible.

Every guide on this site follows the same editorial standards: claims are sourced where they are not common knowledge; volatile information (bonus terms, scoring rules, legal status) carries a "verified on" stamp and is reviewed within 30 days; commercial links carry rel="sponsored nofollow" and an adjacent disclosure; and the editorial position is unaffected by commercial relationships. The standards apply equally to the most casual beginner guide and to the most technical APK safety walkthrough.

If you have read this far, you are already doing the editorial work the desk exists to encourage. The next step is to apply what you have read: set a deposit cap on day one; bookmark the operator's official channels; bookmark the responsible-play page; keep a notebook of every contest; re-read the standards after every month of play. Habits compound; predictions do not.

For corrections, sourcing questions or disclosure queries, use the contact page. We aim to respond within seven working days. For product support, use the operator's in-app flow (Help → Contact support) — the desk does not have access to the operator's account systems and cannot resolve product issues.

Finally, a reminder: real-money fantasy is entertainment, not income. The platform's rake structure means the average player loses money over time; no honest publication can promise a profit. Treat every contest entry as spent money; set a hard monthly cap; step away the moment the experience stops being fun. If the platform is no longer working for you, the responsible-play guide explains how to opt out cleanly.

The editorial team

Dream11 Today is published by an independent editorial team based in India. The team includes writers, editors and a fact-checker; each guide is reviewed by at least two team members before publication. The desk does not employ any former employees of the operator; if that ever changes, the change will be disclosed on this page.

Funding and sustainability

The desk is funded through a mix of disclosed affiliate commissions and direct reader support. Affiliate commissions never influence editorial decisions; direct reader support is voluntary and is acknowledged only where the supporter has explicitly opted in to public acknowledgement. The desk does not accept paid editorial placements, sponsored articles or "native advertising" of any kind. If a future funding source would change this policy, the change will be published on this page before it takes effect.

How the desk handles conflicts of interest

If any member of the desk has a personal financial interest in a topic covered by the desk — a holding in a competitor operator, a family member who works for the operator, a sponsorship arrangement with a payment processor — the interest is disclosed on the affected article and on this page. The desk's policy is to avoid conflicts where possible and to disclose them where unavoidable.

How the desk measures editorial quality

The desk measures editorial quality in three ways: the proportion of claims that are sourced to named primary documents; the proportion of corrections that are issued within seven days of being flagged by a reader; and the proportion of articles that are re-verified within 30 days of the last "verified on" stamp. These three metrics are reported annually on this page; the underlying data is available on request.

What the desk will not publish

The desk will not publish: anonymous claims about the operator's internal operations; rumours presented as fact; promotional copy written by the operator; or any content that a reasonable reader could mistake for the operator's own communication. The desk will also not publish "winning teams" — no honest publication can — and will not run countdown timers, fake scarcity or "limited offer" copy of any kind.

How the desk handles a major factual error

If the desk publishes a major factual error, the correction is published at the bottom of the affected article with a short note explaining what changed and when. Minor wording or formatting errors are corrected silently. The desk does not delete articles that contained a factual error; the original wording is preserved in the page history, with a clear note explaining the correction.

Reading the desk's corrections policy

If the desk publishes a factual error, the correction is published at the bottom of the affected article with a short editorial note. The note explains what was wrong, what is now correct, and when the correction was made. Minor wording or formatting errors are corrected silently; the desk does not annotate trivial fixes. Major errors are corrected visibly, with the original wording preserved in the page history where possible.

Why we never publish predictions in the hot-tip sense

This site deliberately avoids publishing predictions in the hot-tip sense ("Player X will score 50 today"). Predictions in that sense are not testable, not repeatable and not honest. The desk publishes conditional scenarios instead — "If the surface holds, this role is most likely to outperform" — which can be tested, repeated and refined. The conditional scenario framing is the editorial standard; the hot-tip framing is the marketing standard. The desk follows the editorial standard.

How the desk handles paid placements

The desk does not accept paid editorial placements, sponsored articles or "native advertising" of any kind. Affiliate commissions from disclosed first-party routes are the only commercial revenue the desk accepts; these commissions do not influence editorial decisions and are always disclosed adjacent to the link. If a future funding source would change this policy, the change will be published on this page before it takes effect.