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Getting Higher Points In Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Cricket is all about having high fantasy rankings. However, before the real-life teams make it to the on-field championship; they have to endure countless hours of training and practising for the games. It is something that they have to do to get high fantasy rankings. They are professional players and this is their way of living. If they want to have more advertisements and endorsements, they have to show the world that they are indeed worthy of it and are capable of representing the company.

First thing that you have to do is learn the rules as well as the ways in how to scoring. If you do not learn these things then you will have a hard time winning, and most importantly, drafting the players of your team. Ensure that you know what the role of each player is when they get to the field. In addition, scoring is also important as it will determine whether you are on the winning or losing end. Good for you if you are ahead of the game, however, if it is the other way around, then you have to rethink your strategies.

Second thing that you have to do to get higher fantasy rankings is to research. You have to make your own cheat sheets to make things easier for you. In addition, if you have a friend who has been active in online cricket games, you can also ask for some tips from him. Adjust the line-up and the strategy used by the professional coaches to achieve the best results. Consult some information that support online fantasy games to learn more about starting your own team and how you will be able to make this known.

On your draft day, have a checklist to make things hassle free. Always bring your cheat sheets with you. You just spend hours doing this and it is time that you use it. Highlight players that are on the field or have played so that you can keep track of them. To comfort yourself, you have to bring some drinks. Whether it be beer, wine, soda or anything that can calm your nerves and help you think straight. In addition, you too have to make sure that your brain will work. Remember to pick your defence second to the last and your kicker the last.

Do these things and surely, you will experience higher fantasy rankings. If things do not go the way they should be, always have a backup plan. Even if you were not able to get the players that you originally want, you still have other options. It can be quite exciting and disappointing at times to see where your team is ranked. Nevertheless, there is so much room for improvement so see to it that you do.

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Fantasy Cricket Online – The Fun Way to Select Dream 11 Fantasy Team

What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you hear the word fantasy? That it is something about which we fantasize, but rarely get chance to actually do what we want to. Well, this is what people commonly tend to think when they hear about the term fantasy and in most of the cases, this is true. But online cricket game is an exception from the rest and actually allows cricket fans to indulge in their fantasy. There cannot be a cricket fan, who does not want to select his or her dream team for a tournament.

All cricket fans live in a dream. They believe that their team is the best in the world capable of beating any international team in the world. Well, the reality may be that your favourite team may not be the best in business. But nothing can stop anyone from dreaming, right? Fantasy cricket league is a source through which cricket fans can indulge in all their dreams and fantasies. So, if you always wanted to select your dream team, fantasy cricket online provides you with the chance to do so.

Taking part in fantasy cricket is very simple. There are several online sites on the web that give the chance to cricket fans to participate and play cricket games. It is all about testing your cricketing knowledge and check out your selection skills. Selecting a team is one of the toughest jobs in the field of cricket. So be on your guard while selecting the best possible team for playing the game online.

You can play fantasy cricket whenever an international cricket tournament gets underway. All the players who are participating in that tournament will be eligible for selection for your dream team. Points allotted to each player based on their performance and current form. You will be given a particular budget point within which you will have to manage your team. Suppose you are allotted a total budget point of 100, then you will have to manage your team within 100 point. It means that the total sum of all the players combined cannot be more than 100.

Ideally you can select five batsmen, four bowlers one wicketkeeper and one all-rounder for your team. Since you can choose only one all-rounder and wicketkeeper just make sure that you pick the best for your dream team. Though this is difficult to do, it is advisable not to get swayed by big names. Go strictly by merit. Suppose you have chosen your favourite player, but what purpose will this serve you, if he does not perform well in the field. You winning or losing a game depends on the performance of your selected players on the field.

Online cricket is a chance for all cricket fans to select their dream team. The team can consist of all the best players in the world. So if you are a cricket fan, you can realize another dream, i.e. seeing all your favourite cricketers in action at a time for your team. Yes, you get to control the entire team, choose who will open the batting, who will bat one down and who will bowl the crucial first over.

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History Of Cricket In India

India is the land of cricket, amazing cricket grounds, talented cricketers. It is also one of the nations who have lots of top international rated batsmen and bowlers. They have some amazing records of theirs in their bags and for their ardent fans.

Real cricket or fantasy cricket, no matter what, cricket needs the Indian fans to stay to be forever associated with it to be in limelight forever.

Online fantasy cricket is the game which binds the cricket fans with the real cricket. Do you play them too? We assume, like us you too are the fans of cricket and show up your skills and knowledge of cricket through online cricket. Let us tell you the tale of Indian cricket history:

The entire history of Indian cricket is based on the existence and growth of the British Raj through the East India Company.

The initial days:

On 31st December 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to East India Company. Initially, it emerged as the trading company. It later on started to conquer all the parts of India and rule it. The East India Company was the tool to bring the game of cricket to India.

The Company founded the city of Madras in 1639, acquired Portuguese region. It was on the west coast of India which included the city of Bombay in 1661. In 1690, an Anglo-Mughal treaty allowed English traders to establish a trading settlement on the Hooghly River, which became the modern Calcutta. All these places were the leading centres of cricket as the fame of the game grew among the native people.

The first match:

The first definite mention of cricket played anywhere in India, from a report of English sailors of the east India Company written in 1737. Reports was that cricket played at Cambay, near Baroda in 1721. The Calcutta Cricket and Football Club came in existence by 1792, but perhaps founded more than a decade earlier. Another club formed at Seringapatam, south India in 1799 after the victorious British siege and the defeat of Tipu Sultan.

In 1864, a match between Madras and Calcutta was possibly the beginning of first-class cricket in India. The British played the Indians to form bonds with the Indians. And if the Indian influential had links with the British, the British could have more control of India through Cricket.

The most vital game in the 19th century was the Bombay Presidency Match which developed, first, into Bombay Triangular and later on into Bombay Quadrangular. The match was played in 1877 first. Then sporadically for some seasons played until at last being given first-class status in 1892-93.

An English team led by George Vernon in 1889–90 was the first foreign team to tour India. But none of the matches that it played regarded as first-class.

First-class cricket began in the 1892–93 season with two matches Europeans against Parsees, at Bombay and Poona. The first match was drawn and the in the second match Parsees won by 3 wickets. Lord Hawke captained an English team which played four first-class matches including a game against “All India” on 26–28 January 1893.

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Know the ‘No Ball’ in Cricket

Fantasy cricket is all about how wisely you are using your cricket skill, knowledge and understanding to create your own dream 11 fantasy team.

Without knowing and understanding the details of the technicalities of cricket, it is just a guess working in fantasy sports. Hence, in our post today, we bring you “No Ball”. Have a glance and you will discover many new things about “No Ball”:

So do you know what a no ball is? A no ball in cricket is an illegal delivery causing a one-run or two-run penalty for the team on the fielding side.

Types of no ball

Front foot no ball

When in the act of bowling the ball, the bowler fails to land any part of their front foot behind the popping crease, it is said to be front foot no ball.

Back foot no ball

When delivering the ball, the bowler touches the return crease with their back foot, it is known to be back foot no ball.

High full toss no ball

When the bowler’s delivery reaches the batsman above waist height without bouncing, called as high toss no ball.

Above head height no-ball

When the ball bounces high off the pitch and passes the batsman above head height, it is known as above head height no ball. In some scenarios, this is ruled to be a wide. While in others such as Test match cricket bowlers are permitted two per over before a no ball is called.

Throwing no ball

When the bowler throws the ball, they bowl with the elbow at an angle greater than 15 degree; known as throwing no ball.

Breaking the stumps no ball

When the bowler is of course allow to break the stumps at the batsman’s end with the ball, known as breaking the stumps no ball. ‘Bowled’ is one of the most common ways of getting out in cricket. But if they break the stumps at the non-striker’s end in their delivery stride, it’s a no ball. England’s Steven Finn had a problem with this for some time, back when breaking the stumps resulted in a dead ball.

Change of action no ball

When the bowler delivers the ball with the opposite arm or from a different side of the stumps without first notifying the umpire, called change of action no ball.

Underarm no ball

When the bowler bowls underarm rather than overarm called as underarm no ball. Have you not heard of the well-known underarm incident involving an Australia vs. New Zealand match in the 1980s.

Double bounce no ball

When the ball bounces more than once before reaching the batsman, known as double bounce no ball.

Fielding restrictions no ball

When the fielding team has placed its fielders in breach of the restrictions agreed upon in advance of the match, it is termed as fielding restrictions no ball. The most common example is for having too many fielders outside the inner circle of the cricket field.

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Tale Of The Longest Cricket Match

Cricket has its own grandeur amongst all other sports and this grandeur shows up more and more in the fantasy cricket league. The understanding of cricket’s rich history is thrilling as well as knowledgeable.

Are you just planning to sit down with one of your online fantasy cricket to play and enjoy? Make your team and read this interesting tale till the real match starts. We are sure you will find this post interesting and full of unknown facts. Just read on:

The game played between South Africa and England at the historic Kingsmead, Durban. The game started on Friday 3 March and it ended 14 March 1939, after 43 hours and 16 minutes of play, 1,981 runs, and 5,447 balls. After all that, it still lacked the one thing it supposed to have – a winner. England needed 41 runs to win. But the match had drawn because the English players had to leave to catch their boat back to England. The match included 9 days of play spread over 12 days due to torrential showers.

Due to the draw result, and the length of this match, it is over and over again referring as the ‘timeless’ test. And the only one of its type in history.

The Concept of a Timeless Test

A timeless test is alike to modern test cricket, with the exception of the fact that there are no time constraints. Both sides of the team carry on playing the match until one side wins or the match gets tied.

There have been 99 timeless Tests played between the years 1877 to 1939. The last match was fifth test match of South Africa and England. The match was not expected to be played more than 5 days but it went on to 12 days d and its duration became the longest on record in the history of cricket.

South African team and England shared an intense rivalry even then in the 1930s. The 5 match series was 1 – 0 in the favour of the visitors. This was the last opportunity for the South African team to make the series a tie against the mighty England team.

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Tale of Captain’s Armband in Football

You may be a big fan of soccer and regularly play fantasy football to test your knowledge. But you may not know many of the detailed facts about this sport.

Knowing the detailed and interesting facts about them will make your fantasy football league more interesting to play and also watch the real matches.

Like most of the sports, team captain is the key link of a football team. Sometimes, they get to know as skippers. He is a team member selecting to be the on-pitch leader of the team. It is frequently one of the older or more experienced members of the squad. Or it is a player that can greatly influence a game. The soccer team captain normally identified by the wearing of an armband.

Liability of a captain

The only official liability of a captain which is specified by the Laws of the Game. It is to participate in coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends) and before a penalty shootout. Contrary to what sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a choice by the referee. But, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side’s general behaviour when needed.

During an award distribution event after playing a tournament such as a cup competition final, the captain typically leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will be received by the soccer team captain who will also be the first one to hoist it. The captain also normally leads the teams out of the dressing room at the beginning of the match.

Captain normally gives a rallying point for the team

If morale is low, it is the captain who will be looked upon to boost their team’s spirits.

Captains might join the manager in deciding the starting eleven for a certain game. In youth or recreational football, the captain frequently takes on duties, which would, at a higher level, be given to the manager.

So wearing the band, the skipper band, gives the captain of the soccer team quite a number of duties.

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Interesting Facts About Telstar 18 FIFA World Cup 2018 Football

Globally the football fever remains at peak always. But 2018 is special for the online fantasy football users as this is the year for the World Cup.

The fantasy football users are in full mode this year as the soccer players are having their adrenaline pumping.

Let us know a few interesting facts about the Telstar 18, the World Cup 2018 Russia Football

This World Cup sees a restoration of the original Adidas ball. It had used in FIFA World Cup Mexico in 1970. The Adidas Telstar 18 is ‘the’ ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The name of original Telstar comes from a combo of television and star. It had white with black panels so the ball is prominent on the black and white television screen watched in the era. The original ‘Telstar’ totally reinvented the design of footballs for the future.

The design and feel

Designed by Adidas with better aerodynamics and an improved shape, the Adidas Telstar 18 made up of a synthetic leather covering and has six panels. The panels thermally bond using heat to seamlessly patch the panels together. This is a lot more durable than stitching the panels; it gives the ball a seamless touch and feels so the ball can glide through the air and maximize performance.

The Telstar 18 also comes fixed with an NFC chip so consumers can interact with the ball through a smartphone and get elite detail data of each ball and content which includes challenges that they can enter and try to beat.

Concentrate on sustainability

The Telstar 18 based around the idea of sustainability and made up of recycled packaging and backing stuff.

Pakistan – the manufacturing nation

The Telstar 18 is manufacturing in Sialkot in Pakistan which is the world’s biggest manufacturer of hand-stitched footballs, and a hub of local factories that manufacture around 40-60 million footballs each year. In actual fact, the ‘Brazuca’ football used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil also manufactured in Pakistan.

The company manufacturing the Telstar 18 for 2018’s World Cup is known as Forward Sports. It manufactures around 700,000 footballs per month and like its name brings forward thinking and pioneering footballs that have also been used in major league football tournaments such as the France Ligue 1, German Bundesliga and Champions League.

Tested by experts

The Telstar 18 has been widely tested for its speed, performance and agility. Players of famous football clubs use it on the field such as Juventus, Manchester United and Real Madrid. Football teams such as Colombia, Argentina and Mexico. Top football players around the globe use it such as Alessandro Del Piero, Leo Messi, Lukas Podolsk, Zinedine Zidane and Alessandro Del Piero. It is also tested by the 32 football teams playing in the World Cup before the start of the tournament with the intention to prepare for the matches.

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The Official FIFA World Cup Match Balls

Fantasy sports mean making teams online and sit back to watch the players beat each other and earn points to make your created team win. Online fantasy sports, most exciting matches are the World Cups, whether it is of cricket or football. Let’s talk about fantasy football.

The World Cup Ball has changed plenty eventually, getting lighter and more technical in design. The materials have changed eventually as has the manufacturer responsible for designing and offering the balls for the tournament. Below we have put together a list of official football at each of the World Cups, including this year one.

1930 World Cup – T-Model

Called as the ‘T-Model’ due to the T shaped panels on the sides, this ball was the very first one to use in the World Cup.

1934 World Cup – Federale 102

Italy was the host for 2nd World Cup and this resulted in Mussolini insisting the ball to be made there. The outcome was the Federale 102.

1938 World Cup – Allen

Allen manufactured in France by a Paris based manufacturer whose name was also Allen design the ball. For the first time, a company’s name used to brand the ball.

1950 World Cup – Duplo T

This inflatable 12 panel ball used during the iconic 1950 World Cup where Uruguay shocked Brazil in front of nearly 200,000 people.

1954 World Cup – Swiss World Champion

In this version of WC ball the most notable aspect was its zigzag edges.

1958 World Cup – Top Star

This was the first tournament where the ball design was a competition. The winning design came from a Swedish company, and their ball called the Top Star. It became famous for its waterproof waxed surface.

1962 World Cup – Crack

Simply called as ‘the Crack’ this ball made of uneven shapes, which was a design never seen before.

1966 World Cup – Challenge 4-star

Slazenger, a British company were tasked to make ball for the 1966 tournament held in Britain. The ball was made of 25 rectangular panels and had no markings or branding on it.

1970 World Cup – Telstar

This version was named after the satellite put into orbit in 1962, the Telstar was the first ball made by Adidas for the World Cup. It is composed of 20 white hexagons and 12 black pentagons. The ball is iconic.

1974 World Cup – Telstar Durlast

After the success of the 1970 Telstar, Adidas did very little to change the 1974 ball.

1978 World Cup – Tango

The design for the 1978 ball was supposed to reflect the passion and zing of the nation of Argentina.

1982 World Cup – Tango Espana

The Tango Espana was the first ball to combine leather and synthetic materials and yet despite having better water resistant qualities, the ball still had issues which meant it had to be modified numerous times.

1986 World Cup – Azteca

The Azteca, the first fully synthetic ball, designed with aztec frescoes, the ball used in Mexico in 1986.

1990 World Cup – Etruscan Unico

Italy, the host nation of WC 1990 and the ball designed to celebrate that. The design was to celebrate the history of ancient Italy and the Etruscans.

1994 World Cup – Questra

The 1994 World Cup ball made of five different materials and polystyrene foam which made the ball waterproof. The name Questra derives from an ancient word meaning ‘pursuit of the stars’.

1998 World Cup – Tricolore

The Tricolore was the first colour ball in the World Cup Finals. The blue design signified the French flag.

2002 World Cup – Fevernova

The Adidas Fevernova was a ball like no other, in terms of design and colour way. It had a special foam layer, and had thicker inner layers to increase accuracy.

2006 World Cup – Teamgeist

This is the first World Cup ball with a triangular design. The ball for the 2003 Women’s World Cup was technically identical to the Fevernova, but had a different visual design.

2010 World Cup – Jabulani

In Zulu language, Jabulani means ‘celebrate’ but this official ball is one of the most controversial balls.

2014 World Cup – Brazuca

Brazuca, the first World Cup ball named by the public. Brazuca was selected as it is an informal term for Brazilian national pride in their way of life.

2018 World Cup – Telstar 18

This is the football of 2018 FIFA WC, Telstar 18 by Adidas. Designed to be a modern interpretation of the iconic 1970 Telstar ball, the ball only has six panels in an innovative design whereas the original Telstar had 32 panels fastened together.

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Top 5 Centre-Backs In The World

It was incredibly difficult to choose the best players of any sport. If you trust your fantasy sports abilities, you will always go for the top performing players for forming your team.

Football is the top global sport with billions of fans crazing over it, just as they love playing the fantasy football. But to make the team win, online fantasy football players need to choose their players wisely.

Let’s have a glance of the top 5 soccer centre-backs of the world, whom you can include in your team when you get the scope.

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Sergio Ramos is a complete package of surprises. Over the years he’s built a bullet-proof status as Mr Real Madrid; the picture of his trophy-lusting club, with a persistent desire to win by any means needed.

However, there’s much more to Spain’s most-capped outfielder than just blood, guts and grit. The 31-year-old has netted 69 times in his 544 appearances for Madrid – an amazing tally for a centre-back.

Ramos is a strong personality; blatantly physical; often cynical if necessary, but as one package Madrid’s brave leader. Rolled together it gives him an edge over opponent football teams who despise clashing with him.

Gerard Pique (Barcelona)

Pique’s defending stayed at a high standard, even when his team weren’t always at their best, and he has sustained that form into the recent times as well. The 30-year-old is a Marmite-like footballer in Spain; despised by many but loved in equal measure by those who value his headstrong, never-say-die approach and frank ways.

So many Barcelona attacks still start at his feet, and the 30-year-old has developed with age defensively too; no longer is he pretty so rash. Now, Pique is a Rolls-Royce of a defender.

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

The 28-year-old is a player every football team would want to have; a versatile, Swiss Army knife of a defender who has flawlessly transferred to a central defensive post, having spent most of his Blues career already playing out of position at left-back. Never has he complained, and hardly ever has he been anything but consistent.

Cesar Azpilicueta is so good now that it feels almost not possible for anyone to argue against him being the best defender.

Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)

The vastly improved Koulibaly is one of the biggest factors behind Napoli’s success; a robust man-marker who opposing forwards rarely get the better of, but also a defender who boasts fine passing ability to go with it. The 26-year-old player has helped his team keep the best defensive record many matches, and will be hot property if he keeps up his rate of progress.

Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich)

Hummels has managed to remain a calm constant next to other defensive partners including Niklas Sule, Jerome Boateng and Javi Martinez. The 29-year-old is invariably reliable. Hummels’ standing at international level has developed, too: in Manuel Neuer’s constant nonappearance he was made captain for the first time against England team in November 2017.

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An Incredible Match of Cricket

Hello to all the lovers of fantasy cricket! Are you playing your favourite fantasy sports at your free time? We hope you are!

It is said as much as it fun to watch any cricket match, it is also the same fun to play fantasy cricket and to know about different historical tales about the sport. So are you up to listen a tale dated back to 1900 and linked to Olympics?

Read on then:

Being an ardent fan of cricket, which we are sure you are, you may know that cricket is not considered as an athletic sport. Olympic motto is ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’. But cricket do not cut this deal of Olympics and hence there is a huge debate about the inclusion of cricket.

But in 1900, a cricket tournament was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. The match took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams France and Great Britain., Great Britain won the match by 158 runs.

In the 1896 Summer Olympics, cricket had been scheduled as an event at the first modern Olympics. Cricket was being listed in the original programme for the Athens Games then. The event got cancelled due to an insufficient number of entries.

Again four years later, at the Paris Games, there was also a shortage of entries. Belgium and the Netherlands, who for a time had been regarded as possibilities to co-host the Olympics with France, opted out from the cricket tournament when their co-hosting bids fell through.

The somewhat random nature of the cricket tournament was mirrored all through the rest of the 1900 Olympics. Events took place all the way through a six-month period from May through until October.

Taking part in Olympics

Initially, cricket teams representing Belgium, France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands were scheduled to compete in that tournament of Olympics. Belgium and the Netherlands pulled out of the tournament, leaving Great Britain to play with France. Neither France nor Great Britain was nationally selected. The cricket team of Great Britain was a touring club, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers also known as Devon County Wanderers, while the French cricket team, the French Athletic Club Union, included mainly British emigrants living in Paris.

The match was of two-day, which began on 19th August 1900. The team of Great Britain batted first and scored 117, and bowled France out for 78. In their second innings, Great Britain then scored 145 for 5, giving the hosts a target of 185. The tourists bowled out France at 26 runs to win the match by 158 runs, a noteworthy margin. Interestingly, it was only five minutes of the match remaining, when the Great Britain won the match.

The Great Britain cricket team was awarded silver medals and the French team bronze medals, jointly with miniature statues of the Eiffel Tower. The match was officially recognised as being an Olympic contest in 1912, and the medals were later reassigned as gold and silver.

Isn’t this an interesting tale to know?

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