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Types Of Fantasy Cricket Contests
Fantasy Cricket is breaking all records of popularity in India. We all know that in a Cricket crazy nation like India it was bound to happen. People in India have been crazy about the sport since the time we started playing and the madness has not stopped, it has left no leaps and bounds. With the introduction of so many new leagues and players in the limited overs format, the game has reached a never seen before popularity. Hence, we have seen a huge rise in the introduction of Fantasy games. Now, you can become a selector and select your team, you can keep the players you like and discard the players you do not.
The idea was to accumulate all the cricket crazy fans at one place and let them choose the most probable team for a cricket contest. This concept came in as an underdog in India and took the country by storm. Today, you can search for fantasy gaming online and you will find hundreds of websites popping up on your screen This concept had earlier worked in the case of Football and has been accepted with open arms by the cricket fans.
Basic Principle
The basic principle of the Fantasy cricket is no different from other Fantasy games. You get a choice of selecting your team of players from both participating sides. You then earn points based on how each player performed in the actual match.
These games can be accessed online, you simply register yourself and then start playing from your account. You create a team in the virtual world which is playing an actual match and the way the players perform is directly proportionately to the points you earn as the team’s selector. The idea is to be as accurate as possible with your selection to stay ahead on the leader’s board, by choosing the right players for the match and hoping they perform well in the match.
Types of Fantasy Cricket games
There are a few variations in the type of contests played on various websites online:
Head-to-Head
This type is the most uncomplicated game is Head-to-Head. This game involves only two players, with one finishing as the winner. The winner takes the whole prize with nothing going into the account of the loser. This type of game offers the best odds of winning the contest as the chances of winning are 50-50.
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Winner takes all
This game is the next level of Head-to-Head. This type of league includes more than two players but generally less than 6 players. All players pool in the entry fees with only one emerging as the winner. Therefore, as the name suggests, Winner takes all. Here the odds are lesser than that of Head-to-Head. The odds are generally 33% to 20% but the rewards generally higher in this league.
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Medium contests
This type of league falls somewhere between Winner takes all and Grand Leagues, these type of leagues include anywhere between 30 to 300 players. In this format, the number of winners also increases, but the odds of winning the top prizes are typically low. Therefore, these contests sit somewhere in between the two major types of leagues.
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Grand leagues/Mega Contests
These are the Grand leagues where every player tries their luck because the number of players is huge. These are mega contests that can attract lakhs of participants. With so many players in the mix, the grand prize is extraordinarily high, but then the probability of winning in this format is the lowest of all other formats. In order to win this type of league is an exceptional selection which is highly accurate on an incredibly lucky day.
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Luck or Prediction?
Your luck does play an important part whilst playing but there are a lot more factors which may take you a step closer to the grand prize. Trying luck and playing on hunches cannot make you win regularly.
There are a lot of factors which you need to keep in mind while selecting your best probable team:
• Who will be in the playing XI?
• Who will not be in the playing XI?
• Which players are in the best of the form while which players are struggling to put on the runs?
• How is the ground?
• Will the conditions suit the spinners?
• Will it help the fast bowlers?
• What is the average total on this pitch?
Only after you are sure about these questions, should you go ahead with your predictions if you are hoping to win the grand prize.
