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5 Most popular Global Cricket Tournaments For Fantasy Cricket Lovers

Back in 1869, cricket was merely played as a recreational game by the British people. No tournaments, no competition – it was only a sport for time pass. However, with time as cricket gained popularity, countries started participating, the sport has turned into an entertainment and money-generating source. The global passion for cricket has made the authorities develop different platforms for the game. Such is the craze of cricket;  fantasy cricket games became the first fantasy sports to be played worldwide! 

Let’s take a closer look at the top seven cricketing events that all aspiring players long to play in, and all avid fans love to watch. 

1.ICC Cricket World Cup 

The most awaited cricketing event – this is arranged in every year’s interval. There’s no cricket team that doesn’t participate in the World cup. The most viewed and most played fantasy cricket leagues are connected with the world cup! Awesome sixes, centuries, excellent catches – world cup is filled with lots of memorable moments. Winning the golden cup is a dream for every country. However, for fantasy cricket, the rules are a bit different. For the entire world cup tournament, they need to fix up a healthy mix of players that’ll help them get loads of cash in their bank accounts. 

 2.T20 World Cup 

The miniature version of the original world cup, the T20 platform is more popular because of its less over platforms. It’s fast and ends quickly. Millennials nowadays are very busy. They don’t like spending the whole day addicted to a match. That’s where the T20 world cup plays an important role. With thousands of eyes glued to the T20 world cup, fantasy cricket players make huge profits out of these leagues. From 2007, this world cup has been an energetic endeavor. Fans keep waiting eagerly for the T20 world cup. 

3.Indian Premier League

If you want a full dose of entertainment then IPL is the right platform for you! The most-watched cricket event, IPL is not only about cricket but also about adorned with celebrities from the glamour world! Most of the fantasy cricket games are played during IPL. Involving millions of money, expensive international cricketers, and young talents – IPL is not only a game, but it’s also a show! 

4.ICC Champions Trophy

Apart from the world cup, ICC also is the hosting company for Champions Trophy. Highly prestigious this tournament was named the knockout tournament in 1998 and was renamed in 2002. Current champion Pakistan, this is a one-day international event and like the world, cup occurs only once in 4 years. The next ICC Champions Trophy is set to be held in the year 2021 which means time for the return of fantasy cricket. 

5.Asia Cup

Headed by the Asian Cricket Council, this is primarily made up of the Asian countries. So, you can well imagine the tension during the Pakistan and India match in the Asia cup. A very popular cricket tournament which is highly popular among fantasy games platform. Although the match has been through many political issues, still the match is quite popular among the cricketing fraternity. 

 

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