Sky Exchange, explained by the desk that opens the IDs

Sky Exchange in plain terms: what you are actually signing up for

Sky Exchange is a betting exchange that Indian players reach through a personal ID, and that ID is opened by our desk on WhatsApp. You do not download a shop app and tap "register". You message us, we set up the ID, and you log in on the website or the Android app with the details we send. That is the short answer to most "Sky Exchange ID" and "Sky Exchange login" searches, and the rest of this page fills in the parts people usually get wrong.

• One personal ID, opened by the desk after a short WhatsApp chat.
• The same ID logs in on the website and the Android app (version 1.9.5).
• Back and lay betting on cricket, plus football, tennis, horse racing and casino.
• Deposits by UPI or bank transfer, arranged in the chat. Withdrawals go only to your own account.
• A demo ID with a practice balance is available if you want to learn first.
• 18+ only. Betting laws differ by state, so check yours.

The word "exchange" matters. On a normal sportsbook you take whatever price the bookmaker offers. On an exchange, other players put up prices too, and you can take either side. Back a team and you win if it wins. Lay a team and you win if it does not. Most of the confusion we see in the chat comes from people who used a bookmaker before and assume the lay column works the same way. It doesn't, and the calculator above is there so you can see the difference with your own numbers.

Why do people come to an exchange at all? For cricket fans the honest answer is flexibility. You can take a position before the toss, watch the first ten overs, and close it out at a profit or a smaller loss if the match swings. You can bet on a single session of six overs. You can lay a heavy favourite you think is overrated. A fixed-odds bookmaker gives you fewer of those options.

What it is not: a way to make guaranteed money. Exchanges move fast during live cricket, prices can jump after a single wicket, and fancy markets settle in minutes. We say that on every page because it's the thing new players forget first.

Sky Exchange next to a regular bookmaker

If you've only bet with a fixed-odds bookmaker before, this side-by-side view shows what changes when you move to Sky Exchange.

The extra flexibility is real, and so is the extra responsibility. A lay can lose more than its stake, so the exchange asks you to understand one more number before you click.

Who does what

It helps to know the split of jobs. The exchange is the platform: the markets, the odds screens, the bet matching and settlement. The desk is us. We open IDs, reset passwords, pass deposit details, process withdrawal requests and help with the app. When you have a question about your money or your login, it comes to us in WhatsApp. When you have a question about a market rule, we explain it, and the market rules shown on the exchange itself are the final word.

If you want the longer story of the platform, the features and how Indian players typically use it, our guide to what Sky Exchange is and how Indian players use it goes into the detail that would crowd this page.

How the exchange works, with real rupee examples

An exchange is a marketplace for opinions. One player thinks India will win and backs them. Another thinks they won't and lays them. The exchange matches the two bets and holds both stakes until the result is known. You never need to find the other person; the screen does it for you.

The odds on Sky Exchange are decimal. Odds of 2.00 mean you double your stake if you win. Odds of 1.50 mean you get back 1.5 times your stake. Subtract 1 and you have your profit per rupee. That one rule covers almost every back bet you will place.

Backing, step by step

You back India at 1.90 with ₹1,000. If India win, your profit is ₹1,000 × 0.90 = ₹900, and you get your ₹1,000 back as well. If India lose, you lose the ₹1,000. Your worst case is always your stake. That is why backing feels familiar to anyone who has used a bookmaker.

Laying, step by step

Laying flips the roles. You lay India at 1.90 with a ₹1,000 stake. You are now offering that bet to a backer. If India lose, you win the backer's ₹1,000. If India win, you pay the backer's profit, which is ₹900. That ₹900 is your liability, and the exchange holds it from your balance the moment the bet is matched.

The trap is high odds. Lay a team at 6.00 with ₹1,000 and your liability is ₹5,000. People see "stake ₹1,000" and think that's the risk. It isn't. Always read the liability figure on the bet slip before you confirm.

These figures are before any commission, and they are examples, not live prices. The last row is the one to remember. A small lay stake on a long shot can tie up ten times as much of your balance.

Closing a position during the match

The part that makes an exchange interesting is that you can trade out. Suppose you back India at 2.20 with ₹1,000 before the match. They start well and the back price drops to 1.80. You now lay India at 1.80. If you lay ₹1,222 (₹1,000 × 2.20 ÷ 1.80, rounded), you end up with roughly ₹222 profit whatever happens. India win: +₹1,200 from the back, −₹978 on the lay. India lose: −₹1,000 on the back, +₹1,222 on the lay. Both sides land near ₹222.

It works the other way too. If the price drifts against you, the same calculation locks in a smaller loss instead of riding it to the end. Many players never do this and only ever back. That's fine. Just know the option exists.

Reading odds as rough chances

A decimal price is also the market's guess at how likely something is. Divide 1 by the odds and you get an implied chance. Odds of 2.00 suggest about 50 percent. Odds of 1.25 suggest about 80 percent. Odds of 5.00 suggest about 20 percent.

This is handy for one reason. It lets you ask a better question than "will India win?" The better question is "do I think India win more often than this price suggests?" If the price implies 55 percent and you honestly think it's closer to 50, backing at that price isn't a good bet even if India are your team. Fans lose a lot of money backing their own side at prices that already assume they'll win.

Notice the last two columns are identical. The backer's profit is always the layer's liability, because they're two sides of the same bet.

Our full explainer on back, lay and liability has more scenarios, including partial matches and what happens to unmatched bets when a market suspends.

Getting a Sky Exchange ID and logging in for the first time

A Sky Exchange ID is your username on the exchange. The desk creates it, so there's no self-service sign-up page to hunt for. Here's the full process as it actually runs on our side.

1. Open the chat. Tap any WhatsApp button on this site. It opens a chat with the desk number. Say you want a new ID, or a demo ID if you'd like to practise first.
2. Share a name and mobile number. That's all we need to open the ID. Use a number you'll keep, because it becomes the way we recognise you for resets and withdrawals later.
3. Wait for the reply in the same chat. The desk sends your user ID, a temporary password and the login link. Busy match days can mean a queue, so give it a little time.
4. Log in and change the password. Use the link from the chat or the app. The site asks for a new password on the first visit. Pick one you don't use anywhere else.
5. Look around before paying anything. Open a cricket match, check your statement page, find the open bets list. Only then ask about a deposit.

Two things never happen in that process. We never ask for your new password once you've changed it, and we never ask for an OTP, a UPI PIN or a card number. If any of those come up, you are not talking to us.

Sky Exchange login: the link, the details and the first visit

The login screen asks for two things: user ID and password. Type the ID exactly as we sent it. Capital letters matter, and so do zeros versus the letter O. If you copy and paste from WhatsApp, watch for a space that sneaks in at the end, because that alone will make the login fail.

Bookmark the login page the first time it opens properly. That one habit protects you from most of the copy sites, since you'll never need to search for it again. If you use the app, the login lives inside the app and you can skip the browser entirely.

About "Sky Exchange 247" and similar names

Search for "sky exchange 247" and you'll find a long list of sites with that number in the name. The 247 just refers to the exchange running around the clock. Some of those pages are harmless mirrors; some are copies set up to collect logins. We can't vouch for any link you find through a search result or a forwarded message. The link we vouch for is the one that arrives with your ID in your own chat with us.

Changing phones or losing access to your number

Your mobile number is how the desk knows it's you. If you get a new phone with the same number, nothing changes. Install WhatsApp, restore your chats if you can, install the app again from the chat and log in with your usual details.

A new number is different, and it's where people run into delays. Here's the order that works best:

1. Tell the desk before you switch, if you can. Message from the old number saying which new number you'll use. That's the cleanest handover.
2. If the old number is already gone, message from the new one and explain. Share your user ID and the name on the account. The desk may ask a few questions about the account to confirm it's you.
3. Expect a fresh password. For safety, the desk usually issues a new temporary password once the number change is confirmed. Change it on your next login.
4. Hold withdrawals until it's settled. Requests from an unconfirmed number get paused, so sort the number first.

Lost phone? Log in from another device and change your password straight away, then let the desk know. If you can't log in at all, ask for a reset from any number and explain, and the desk will take it from there.

Most of these take a minute to fix. The login troubleshooting guide walks through each one in more depth, including what to do if you changed phones. If you're opening a fresh account, the new ID sign-up walkthrough covers what the first chat looks like message by message, and the main Sky Exchange ID page explains what the ID itself controls.

Demo ID or real ID: picking your starting point

A demo ID is a full copy of the exchange screens with a practice balance instead of your money. You can back, lay, watch liability move, try a session market and see how settlement looks. Nothing you do there can be deposited into or withdrawn from.

Who should start on demo? Anyone who has never laid a bet. Anyone who has only used fixed-odds bookmakers. Anyone who isn't sure what "fancy" means. If two of those describe you, a week on demo will save you money.

Who can skip it? Players who already use exchanges and just need an ID. You know the screens, so the demo won't teach you much. Ask for a real ID and keep your first deposit small while you check that deposits and withdrawals work the way you expect.

A simple five-match practice plan

1. Match one: back only. Back a team before the toss with a practice amount. Watch the price move as the innings goes.
2. Match two: try a lay. Lay the favourite with a small practice stake. Note the liability on the slip before you confirm.
3. Match three: close a position. Back before the start, then lay during the match to lock a result either way.
4. Match four: one session market. Pick a first-six-overs runs line. See how quickly it settles.
5. Match five: play to a budget. Give yourself a practice limit for the whole match and stop when it's gone.

The fifth match is the one people skip, and it's the most useful. Playing to a limit on a demo balance builds the habit before real money is involved.

One honest limit of any demo: it can't recreate the feeling of real money on the line. Practice bets feel easy to place. Real ones don't. That's why the step after demo should still be a small real deposit, not a big one, so the change in pressure arrives gently.

When you're done, tell the desk in the same chat that you want a real ID. You don't need to repeat your details. The demo ID guide lists what the practice balance can and can't show you, which is worth reading before you rely on it.

Cricket on Sky Exchange: the markets you will see first

Open any big cricket match and you'll usually see several market types stacked on one page. They look similar at a glance. They behave very differently.

Match odds

This is the exchange market in its purest form. Back and lay columns, decimal prices, other players on the other side. The price moves with every wicket and boundary. It's the best place to learn because the maths is the same as the examples above.

Bookmaker

The bookmaker market quotes a rate, often as a whole number. As an example, a back rate of 45 on India means ₹1,000 wins ₹450 profit if India win. The lay side shows a slightly higher number. It suspends often during live play, especially just before a ball is bowled, so don't be surprised when the buttons grey out for a few seconds.

Session and fancy

Session markets ask how many runs a team will score by a set point, such as the end of the sixth over. You'll see a line, say No 52 and Yes 54. Choosing Yes at 54 means you need 54 or more runs. Choosing No at 52 means you need fewer than 52. As an example, ₹500 on Yes at 54 with an even-money rate wins ₹500 if the team reaches 54 and loses ₹500 if it doesn't. Rates vary, so read the number on the button.

These markets settle within minutes. That speed is exactly why new players get into trouble with them. Three sessions an innings, two innings a match, and suddenly a "small" match budget has gone in the first hour.

Rain, reduced overs and suspended markets

Cricket has more interruptions than most sports, and each one affects markets differently. A short rain delay usually just suspends betting until play resumes. A reduced-overs match can change how session markets settle, because the overs that a line refers to might never be bowled. A match abandoned without a result follows the specific rules shown for that market.

We won't summarise those rules as if they were the same everywhere, because they aren't. What we suggest is practical: before you bet on a match with rain forecast, open the market rules on the exchange and read the section on interruptions. It takes two minutes. If something isn't clear, ask in the chat before the match, not after.

Suspensions also happen for reasons other than rain. A review, a wicket, an injury break or simply the moment before each ball can freeze the bookmaker and session buttons. Unmatched exchange bets may stay waiting in the queue. Look at your open bets list after a suspension to see what was matched and what wasn't.

The cricket markets guide covers each type in more detail, with settlement rules for rain, reduced overs and tied matches.

Football, tennis, horse racing and casino on the same ID

Cricket draws most of our players, but the same ID opens every other section. The back and lay maths you learnt for cricket applies unchanged to football, tennis and horse racing. Casino is a different animal.

Football

Football match odds have three outcomes: home, away and the draw. That third outcome changes your thinking. Laying the home team doesn't mean backing the away team; it means you win if the home team either draws or loses. Players coming from cricket sometimes forget the draw and are surprised by the settlement. Write the three outcomes down if it helps.

Laying the home side covers two of the three results. Backing the away side would only cover one. That's a real difference, and it's the reason football traders often prefer the lay column when they think a favourite is weak but aren't sure the other side will actually win.

Tennis

Tennis has two outcomes per match, and prices swing hard on breaks of serve. It's a good sport for understanding how quickly a lead can evaporate. If a player retires injured, settlement follows the exchange's tennis rules, which you can read on the market page itself. Check them before you bet on a player with a known injury.

Horse racing

Racing markets have many runners, and laying a single horse can carry a large liability if its price is long. As an example, laying a horse at 15.00 with ₹300 carries ₹4,200 of liability. Races are short, so prices change fast just before the start. Most of our racing players stick to backing until they're comfortable.

Casino

The casino section has card and table games. These are not exchange bets. The odds are set by the game, there's no other player on the opposite side, and you cannot lay. Over time the house edge works against you. We suggest keeping casino play on a separate, smaller budget from your cricket budget, so a bad hour at the tables doesn't eat the money you planned for the weekend's match.

Money in and money out: deposits and withdrawals through the desk

Every rupee goes through the WhatsApp chat. That's deliberate. It means there's a written record of what you paid, when, and what you asked for back.

Making a deposit

1. Ask for payment details. Message the desk that you want to deposit and mention if you would rather use UPI or a bank transfer.
2. Use the details from that reply. The desk sends the current details. Pay to exactly those. Don't reuse details from an older message or a screenshot someone forwarded.
3. Keep the reference. UPI apps show a reference or UTR number after payment. Bank transfers show a transaction ID. Note it.
4. Send proof in the same chat. A screenshot or the reference number is enough. The desk matches it and updates your balance.
5. Check your balance. Log in and confirm the amount matches before you bet.

Minimums and any other figures are set by the desk and can change. Ask in the chat and we'll tell you the current figure rather than you relying on something that might be old.

If a deposit doesn't show up yet

Payments sometimes take a little longer to match. Before worrying, run through this table.

The one thing not to do is pay again "to be safe". That just creates two payments to untangle.

Requesting a withdrawal

Withdrawals are requested in the same chat. Tell the desk how much you want and share the UPI ID or bank account where it should go. That account must be in your own name, the same name the ID was opened under.

A clear request saves a round of questions. Something like this works well: "Withdrawal please. ID [your user ID]. Amount ₹3,000. UPI: [your UPI ID]. Name on account: [your name]." Every detail the desk needs is in one message, and it's easy to find again later if you need to refer back to it.

The desk processes the request and confirms in the chat when the money has been sent. We don't publish a fixed time, because it depends on the queue and the bank. Keep the confirmation message.

Why withdrawals get held, and the quick fix

No genuine desk asks for a "release fee", a "tax payment" or a "verification deposit" before paying a withdrawal. If anyone asks for money to release your money, stop. That's the single clearest sign of a scam in this whole industry.

For more on each method, read the UPI and bank transfer deposit guide. The withdrawal process guide goes through holds in more depth and shows what a clean request message looks like.

The Sky Exchange app: installing version 1.9.5 safely

The Android app gives you the whole exchange on your phone: the same ID, balance and markets. It isn't on a store. The desk sends the installation file in your chat, and Android treats it the way it treats any file you install yourself.

1. Ask for the app in the chat. The desk sends the file. Don't download it from a search result or a link someone else forwarded.
2. Open the file. Android may say installs from this source aren't allowed. Tap through to settings and allow the app you're using to open the file, usually your file manager or browser.
3. Install and open. Log in with your existing ID. There's no separate app account.
4. Switch the permission back off. Go back to settings and turn off "install unknown apps" for that source. You won't need it again until the next update.
5. Check the version. In your phone's app info you can see the version number. The current one is 1.9.5.

A real app file never asks for your password during installation, never asks for accessibility permissions to "speed up betting", and never asks you to read out an OTP. Any of those is reason to delete it.

Common app problems and fixes

If none of these fit, send the desk a screenshot of the error and tell us your phone model. A screenshot answers more questions than a description.

The app download and install guide has screenshots of the Android permission screens and what to do if Play Protect shows a warning.

Staying safe: cloned sites, fake numbers and the checks we use

Most losses we hear about that have nothing to do with cricket come from the same few scams. They're predictable once you've seen them.

The patterns that repeat

• The cloned login page. Looks identical to the real one, sits on a slightly different address, and stores whatever you type.
• The helpful stranger. An unknown number messages you claiming to be the desk, often after you posted a question in a group.
• The release fee. Your withdrawal is "approved" but needs a payment first. It never arrives.
• The upgraded app. A "new version" sent by someone other than the desk, which asks for permissions it has no use for.
• The insider tip. Someone sells "fixed" session results. There's no such thing, and the payment is the scam.

Five checks before you trust any chat

1. Who started it? You should have started the chat from a button on this site. Unknown numbers that start the conversation get ignored.
2. What are they asking for? Name and number to open an ID, fine. Password, OTP, UPI PIN, never.
3. Which direction is the money going? Deposits go out to details shared in your chat. Nothing else should require you to pay.
4. Is the login link the bookmarked one? If you got here from a search result, close the page and use your bookmark.
5. Does it match what you were told? If anything differs from how this site describes the process, ask in the chat before acting.

Securing your own phone and account

Scams aren't the only risk. Plenty of account trouble starts on the player's own phone. A few small settings make a real difference.

• Lock WhatsApp. Turn on fingerprint or PIN lock for WhatsApp, since your ID and reset messages live there.
• Turn on two-step verification in WhatsApp. It stops someone hijacking your number to impersonate you to the desk.
• Use a password only for the exchange. If it's the same as your email password, one leak opens both.
• Don't let the browser save it on a shared phone. Family devices and office laptops are where most "someone else logged in" stories begin.
• Log out on devices you don't own. Closing the tab isn't the same as logging out.
• Delete forwarded app files. If someone sent you an app file outside your desk chat, remove it.

The deeper checks, including how to inspect a page address on your phone and what our genuine messages look like, are in the guide on Sky Exchange safety and spotting fakes.

A first week on Sky Exchange, day by day

People often ask what a sensible start looks like. Here's an example first week for someone new to exchanges. It isn't a rule. It's the pace that tends to work for players who stick around and stay comfortable.

Days one and two: demo and reading

Message the desk and ask for a demo ID. Log in, change the password, and just look. Open a cricket match. Find the match odds, the bookmaker market and a session line. Place two practice backs and one practice lay. Watch the liability on the lay. Read the market rules for one match. That's enough for a day.

On day two, use the calculator near the top of this page with a few prices you saw. If the numbers on the demo bet slip match what the calculator says, you understand the maths.

Days three and four: one real ID, one small deposit

Ask for a real ID in the same chat. Log in, change the temporary password, bookmark the login page. Then ask for deposit details and make a small first deposit, an amount you'd be fine losing entirely. Send the reference, watch the balance update and note how the process felt.

Don't bet yet if you don't feel like it. Many players wait for a match they actually care about.

Days five and six: a first real match

Set a budget for the match and a fixed stake. Stick to match odds, maybe one session line. Check open bets after each bet. Take a break at the innings change. After the match, look at your statement.

Day seven: test a withdrawal

This step gets skipped far too often. Request a small withdrawal to an account in your name, even if you're not up. Seeing the process work once, with your own eyes, tells you more about the desk than any page can. If something goes wrong here, you've found out with a small amount.

Mistakes new players make in their first month

We see the same handful of mistakes over and over in the chat. None of them are stupid. They're just what happens when the exchange is new to you.

Mistakes on the money side

Some of the costliest mistakes have nothing to do with betting. They happen around deposits and withdrawals.

• Paying to saved details. Using a UPI ID from last month instead of asking for current details. Ask every time.
• Not keeping the reference. Closing the UPI app before noting the reference makes matching harder if anything goes wrong.
• Using a relative's account. Depositing from or withdrawing to an account that isn't yours slows everything and may stop a withdrawal.
• Requesting from a new number. Sending a withdrawal request from a number the desk hasn't linked to your ID.
• Forgetting about exposure. Asking to withdraw the total balance while lays are still open.

What chasing actually looks like

Here's an illustrative example we've seen versions of many times. A player sets ₹2,000 for a match. Loses ₹500 on the first six-over session. Bets ₹1,000 on the next to "get it back" and loses again. Now ₹1,500 is gone and it's not even halfway through the first innings. The last ₹500 goes on a lay at a high price. The slip shows a liability far above what's left, so the bet won't go through, and the next message to the desk is a rushed request for another deposit.

Nothing in that sequence was a bad prediction, necessarily. It was the stake sizing. A fixed stake per bet, decided before the match starts, would have left most of that ₹2,000 still in play by the second innings.

A lower fixed stake doesn't make you win more often. It makes the budget last, which gives you time to think between bets instead of reacting.

A sensible match-day routine on Sky Exchange

The players who seem happiest with the exchange over time tend to have a routine. Nothing fancy. Just a few steps they follow before, during and after a match, so decisions get made with a clear head.

Before the toss

1. Set the match budget. Decide the total you're prepared to lose today. Write it down if that helps.
2. Set a stake per bet. A fixed amount, a small share of the budget. Don't change it mid-match.
3. Check your login. Open the app or bookmarked site early, not during the first over when everyone else is logging in too.
4. Check the conditions. Pitch reports, team news and weather all move prices. Rain in particular changes session settlement.
5. Pick your markets. Match odds only, or one or two session lines. Not everything on the page.

Check the numbers before you click

Before any bet you're unsure about, put the stake and odds into the calculator near the top of this page. It takes five seconds. If the "you lose" figure makes you wince, the stake is too big. This one habit stops most of the lay-liability surprises we hear about, and it works just as well on a busy evening as on a quiet afternoon.

During play

Prices move fast after wickets. If you plan to trade out, decide in advance what price you'd lock in at, so you're not making that decision with your heart rate up. Check your open bets after every session bet. If the bookmaker market suspends, wait; clicking repeatedly won't place the bet any faster.

Take a break at the innings change. Step away from the screen for a few minutes. It's surprisingly effective at stopping the "one more session" habit.

After the match

Look at your statement, not your memory. Note what you bet, what won, what lost. If you're up and want to withdraw, request it from the chat while the number is fresh. If you're down, close the app. Tomorrow's match has its own budget.

Responsible play: limits, breaks and pausing your ID

Betting is entertainment with a cost, like a cinema ticket that sometimes pays you back. Treat it that way and it stays fun. Treat it as income and it usually stops being fun quite quickly.

A few habits help more than any tip:

• Only bet money that isn't set aside for rent, bills, family or savings.
• Set a weekly limit and a per-match limit, and keep them separate from casino play.
• Never borrow to deposit, and never deposit again in the same session to win back a loss.
• Take regular breaks. The innings change is a natural one.
• Be honest with yourself about the total. If you'd be uncomfortable telling family how much you bet this month, that's useful information.

Your numbers will differ. The shape is what matters: start from what's left after essentials, not from your income or your last win, and work down to a stake small enough that one bad session doesn't end the week.

Signs it is time for a break

Nobody plans to bet more than they meant to. It creeps up. These are the signals players have described to us afterwards, often with the benefit of hindsight:

• You are depositing more often than you planned, or topping up mid-match.
• You feel you need to win back a loss before you can stop.
• You check odds during work, meals or family time without meaning to.
• You hide how much you have spent, or feel low after every session.
• Betting has stopped feeling like part of watching the match and started feeling like the point of it.

One of these on its own isn't a crisis. Two or three together are worth acting on. A pause of a week or a month costs nothing and often resets the habit.

If you want time away, message the desk and ask for your ID to be paused for a period you choose, or closed. Ask for your balance to be withdrawn first. We'll do it without argument. There's more help, including signs that betting is becoming a problem and where to find support, on our responsible gaming page.

And the legal point, again, because it matters: online betting rules in India vary by state. Check where you live. This site explains how the platform works. It isn't legal advice, and you must be 18 or older.

About the Sky Exchange Desk and how these guides are written

We're the desk team that opens IDs, handles deposits and withdrawals, and answers app questions on WhatsApp. These guides grew out of the questions we answer every day. When the same question came up a hundred times, we wrote the answer down properly.

Every page is written from the process as it actually runs, not from how it might run in theory. Lazaro Duychak, the operator, reviews each guide before it goes live and again when something changes. The review date at the top of each page tells you when that last happened.

Some things we deliberately leave out. We don't print deposit minimums, withdrawal times or commission figures, because they're set by the desk, they can change, and a wrong number on a web page causes more trouble than no number at all. Ask in the chat and you'll get the current figure. We don't publish testimonials or user counts. We don't promise winnings.

What a normal conversation with the desk looks like

New players sometimes worry about what to say. There's no script. A typical first chat runs roughly like this, though wording changes from person to person:

1. You. "Hi, I'd like a Sky Exchange ID." Some people ask a question first, which is fine.
2. Desk. Asks for your name and the mobile number you'll use, and mentions the demo ID if you seem new.
3. You. Share the two details. Nothing else is needed at this stage.
4. Desk. Sends your user ID, a temporary password and the login link, with a reminder to change the password.
5. You. Log in, change the password, and reply when you're in. If anything failed, say what you saw.
6. Later. When you want to deposit, ask for details in the same thread. The record stays in one place.

Notice what never appears: a request for your password, your OTP, a fee, or pressure to deposit today. If a conversation goes in any of those directions, it isn't us.

If something on a page doesn't match what happened in your chat, tell us. Use the WhatsApp button for account matters, or the details on our contact page for feedback about the guides. Our about page has the editorial policy in full.

Sky Exchange terms you will see on screen

The exchange uses a handful of words that mean something specific. Here's what each one means in practice, in the order new players usually meet them.

Two terms cause the most confusion: exposure and available balance. If your total balance is ₹3,000 and you have ₹1,200 of liability on open lays, your available balance is ₹1,800. You can't withdraw the full ₹3,000 until those bets settle. When a player tells us their withdrawal request was "for less than I have", this is nearly always the reason.

Where to go next on this site

This page covers the whole picture briefly. Each guide below picks up one part of it properly. Start at the row that sounds like you.

All of our guides are listed on the guides page. And if you'd rather just ask, the WhatsApp button is at the top of every page.