4 Things that Maximize Your Chances of Winning Fantasy Cricket Leagues

1. 4 Things that Maximize Your Chances of Winning Fantasy Cricket Leagues There’s nothing like the thrill of owning a cricket fantasy team, ruling the league like a pro, and emerging as the winner at the end of the season. And, there’s nothing worse than forming a team that continues to be a dud week in- week out. Nowadays, competition has become high in the fantasy sports world. But, not all hope is lost as you can follow these tried and tested methods to boost your chances of winning. Know your players. First of all, you must know the players who will be most likely to perform well. For that, do in-depth research from sources like Cricbuzz, Cricinfo, ESPN, etc. Most importantly make sure that you pick players who are there in final playing 11 and are not injured. Know the pitch and weather. Picking four or five bowlers for a batting friendly pitch is not a wise decision. Thus, you should know whether the pitch is going to help spinners or fast bowlers, is it high scoring or neutral, and strategize accordingly. Weather too plays an integral part in deciding the fate of a match. If it’s cold and foggy, then it's going to favor the seamers more whereas hot and dry weather will help spinners. You should also keep a check on rains as overs are reduced, particularly in case of T20 matches. Pick few top order batsmen, strike bowlers, and more all-rounders than batsmen.

2. Select the right combination of captain and vice-captain. The most crucial and tricky part of fantasy games is selecting the right combination of captain and vice-captain. If these two game changers, don’t perform well orworse don’t get to play then your chances of winning is next to nothing. Choose a top-order batsman as captain and an all-rounder as your VC when the pitch is batsmen friendly. If it's a bowler-friendly pitch, go for a frontline bowler as your captain and again an all-rounder as your VC. In case of a neutral pitch, pick two all-rounders or two in- form batsmen as your Captain and VC. For grand leagues, don’t go for popular choices as you will end up in around 1000th even when your Captain and Vice-Captain perform well for thousands of people must have chosen them as well. So you need to select someone not so famous but a good player who has minimal chances of getting picked up by others. Join Contests Where Success Rate is High. As a fantasy sports player, everyone dreams about winning Grand Leagues and claim the jackpot. But, there are thousands of other players that are giving their best shot at winning the title, bringing your success rate to less than 0.001%. Playing in grand leagues alone is not going to help; instead, you should play smaller contests where the probability of winning is higher than the former.

3. Winning a fantasy cricket game is more than mere luck. It needs the right intuition with the right blend of planning. So, Keep Calm and Game On.