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6 Tips to Improve Your Fantasy Cricket Earnings
Fantasy cricket has experienced a surge in the last few years. As cricket continues to evolve in different formats, fantasy cricket websites and fantasy mobile apps have been the most talked-about things all over the world. With over 1 billion cricket fans and fanatics in India, the country has seen an exponential rise in the fantasy gaming industry.
Currently, in India, there are about 60 fantasy cricket websites
and mobile apps, serving the needs of fantasycricket fans who love to play fantasy cricket. Fantasy platforms such as Dream 11, Ballebaazi, Apne11, and Halaplay have made a name for themselves in this competitive market. These websites give the fans a real match experience by making virtual teams with real players playing the match. These websites allow users to win cash, depending on their ranking in the leaderboard. So, it’s a win-win situation for fantasy cricket fans. Not only are they putting their cricket knowledge to the best use, but they have the opportunity to earn money by participating in these fantasy cricket platforms.
Although there are several fantasy cricket platforms in India, the basic idea and functioning remain the same. Let’s look at the basic concept of fantasy cricket. A user has to create a virtual team by picking 11 real-life players in a particular match. After making the team, the user picks up a captain and vice-captain, who give an extra 2x and 1.5x points, respectively. Once the team is selected, users have to choose a particular league/contest that the fantasy platform has to offer. The goal remains to score maximum points and outdo your peers in the league.
While picking up the best fantasy cricket team remains the priority, there are a few fantasy tips that one should keep in mind before going ahead with any of the leagues. Below are eight fantasy cricket tips that will help you to earn money in fantasy cricket websites –
Pick players who are playing on that day
The first and the most basic fantasy tip is to pick players who are playing the particular match. The worst thing that can happen for you is to choose a team of players that are not playing the real game. One should avoid players who haven’t played a single match in the tournament. Going with a team with players who are not playing the game is not an ideal situation. So, keep an eye on the squad that is displayed after the toss.
Know your Players
One should be well aware of the players and their form before selecting your team. One standard error that the fantasy cricket fans do is to pick players based on reputation and not on their current form. Performances and form matter more than a player’s career record, since your earnings will depend on the performance in a one-off match. But at times, backing players who are not in top form can win you money on that particular day. So one has to strike the right balance among the players.
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Choosing the right captain and vice-captain
This is the most critical aspect while selecting a team. All boils down to the right combination of captain and vice-captain. These two decisions can be the difference between you winning and losing the contest. The captain is awarded double points, whereas the points of vice-captain are multiplied by a factor of 1.5. So, even if your other nine players did not perform well on that day, selecting the right captain and vice-captain can do wonders for you.
Analyse weather and pitch conditions
Fantasy cricket fans should keep track of the weather and pitch conditions beforehand. Awareness regarding the pitch and weather can put you ahead over others in the leaderboard. Picking a dominating spin side in English conditions and a seam-bowling team in sub-continent conditions will not do any good to your prospects in winning the league. Knowledge of data regarding the pitch can also be an added advantage for the fantasy cricket fan.
Uncapped players can be a bonus
Uncapped players are those players who are yet to play an international game for their country. With no international experience, uncapped players are available at very low credit points. They can be a good value for money option for fantasy cricket user. Domestic records of uncapped players can be a vital asset while selecting your fantasy team.
Guaranteed and multiple contests
Once the team is selected, the fantasy cricket user has to choose the league that he wants to participate in. Choosing the right league plays a significant role in determining your ranking in the leaderboard. Joining a big contest or league with more than 10,000 users isn’t a good option at the very beginning. The majority of the fantasy cricket website also offers smaller and guaranteed leagues with 10-15 participants. Even if the number of participant criteria is not met, the league will still be active. Few of the fantasy cricket websites allow a user to join multiple contests with multiple teams. This is also considered to be a viable option as the probability of winning becomes higher.
These tips will help the fantasy cricket user in making their fantasy team and compete with others. Following these tips will help the user develop a good strategy for every game that they play but doesn’t guarantee a winning amount for every game. It all comes down to the performance of the players that the user has selected for that particular game.
Bright Future of Fantasy sports games in India
Fantasy sports games are the ‘in’ thing nowadays across the globe. The surge for fantasy sports games in the last few years has seen tremendous growth. Not only is it a medium for a sports fan to showcase his/her knowledge about that particular sport, but they can be a part of the game virtually. It also allows fans to win real cash by playing the game at home or in the workplace. These games are available on websites as well as on fantasy mobile apps.
For all our readers, fantasy games are online games available on various platforms through which users can make their teams with real players on match days and take part in cash-based leagues. The main aim is to compete with other users and achieve a good ranking on the leaderboard. The user wins real money, depending on the criteria of the league that they selected.
With over a billion cricket fans in India, it was a matter of time when fantasy cricket games took the world by storm. India now has around 60 online fantasy cricket website for fantasy sports fans. The fantasy gaming industry started in 2008 in India with the introduction of the biggest T20 festival of the world, the Indian Premier League. But it was in the last few years when the industry picked up well in India with the advent of other global T20 leagues. These games are not only limited to the world of cricket, but Kabaddi, football, and other sports fans can try their hands on these leagues as well.
The fantasy sports gaming industry in India is growing at a rapid pace and is a thriving business nowadays. With most cities having access to the 4G network and with increasing penetration of smartphones in Tier 2 & 3 cities, fantasy games are here to stay. And with the advent of Kabaddi, Football, and other sports leagues in India, there will be an increase in the size of the user base at a fast rate.
The fantasy India market is expected to reach over $5 billion in the next two years. The gaming industry is not only attracting customers but is very popular among private equity firms.
Let’s look at some top fantasy cricket websites and fantasy mobile apps
Dream 11
Dream 11 is at the top of the tree when it comes to fantasy sports gaming in India. It is considered to be the biggest and the most user-friendly online fantasy gaming website in India. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Seth, Dream 11 became the first Indian company to enter the unicorn club last year with a database of 5 crore users. Cricket being their forte, they have opened their platform for Football and Kabaddi as well. With sports personalities like Harsha Bhogle and MS Dhoni endorsing the app, Dream 11 has set standards for others to follow.
Halaplay
Halaplay was founded by BITS Pilani alumni Swapnil Saurav, Prateek Anand, Ananya Singhal, and Aman Kesari in 2017. In March, it raised about $5 million from global mobile gaming leader Nazara Technologies and casino gaming company Delta Corp. The Sports platform claims a 10x user growth in the last 12 months and expects to grow exponentially in the 2020 IPL season. With a user base of 4 million people, Halaplay is coming up well in the industry.
Apne11
Founded in June 2019, Apne11 is the newest member of the fantasy gaming industry. The former World Cup winning captain, Kapil Dev, is the brand ambassador of the particular app. With over a million active users in less than eight months, Apne11 announced their presence in grand style. In less than six months, they have generated a revenue of $1 million. Their target is to reach 500,000 users by the end of this year’s IPL season and widen the prize pool to about Rs. 10 crore.
BalleBaazi
The Delhi-based startup, founded by Saurabh Chopra in 2018, has a user base of one million. It is one of the few online platforms dedicated only to the sport of cricket. The popularity of cricket in India and the number of international tournaments this year is expected to drive further growth of the platform. BalleBaazi gives the option to its users to create their own leagues and invite the ones they want to engage with.
Green signal by the Indian Judiciary has helped the fantasy gaming industry in India gain trust in the market. The fantasy gaming industry is becoming a profitable sector for both consumers and businesses. The number of investors who are willing to invest money on fantasy cricket websites and fantasy mobile app and the technological advancement in India has all contributed to the significant growth of the fantasy gaming industry in the country.
Here is how IPL 2020 auction was different this season
Cricket experts and cricket fanatics who participate in IPL fantasy cricket were glued to their TV sets on 19th December 2019 as the biggest auction in the field of sports took place in Kolkata. Eight franchises indulged in a fierce battle of bidding and tried to cover all their bases before the tournament begins.As many as 971 cricketers, including 713 Indians and 258 overseas players, went under the hammer in this year’s IPL auction. This was the biggest auction so far in the history of IPL, considering the number of players who made themselves available for the top premier T20 league in the world.
Not only has the tournament gotten intense over the past 13 years, but all the eight franchises have indulged in an intense battle on the day of the auction as well. Owners and their respective support staff make sure that they don’t leave any stone unturned to get the players that they are targeting. Teams have also started recruiting people who could scout domestic talent and add value to their squad.
Since inception, franchises have been focusing heavily on current international players or overseas players on the day of the auction. But there has been a shift in the trend thanks to players like Pravin Tambe, Surya Kumar Yadav, Manoj Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Mandeep Singh & Piyush Chawla, where the teams now keep an eye on the domestic players and their performances. Domestic players have really made their presence felt and showed their value for money in the last 4-5 years of the tournament. Teams now don’t hesitate in shelling out big bucks on domestic and under-19 players and have the confidence that they can compete with the big boys of international cricket.
Auctions have also thrown surprises every year with few marquee players going unsold during the bidding process. The reason could be either high base price of the player or teams preferring to go for domestic players who have experience playing in the Indian conditions and have done considerably well in the domestic tournaments.
Talking about some numbers, in this year’s auction, a whopping amount of Rs.140.30 crores was spent by eight franchises with 62 players managing a contract from one of the eight franchises. Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of IPL when KKR acquired him for Rs. 15.50 crores. Whereas, Varun Chakravarthy grabbed eyeballs on becoming the most expensive domestic uncapped Indian player when he was sold for Rs. 4 crores to KKR, 13 times his base price. (Please click on the link to see the most expensive players of IPL 2020).
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