Fantasy cricket

Fantasy cricket

Fantasy Cricket is a simulated gaming experience where people are given the control of selecting their own cricket teams and then based on the team selection, they win points as per how the players in the team they have selected perform in the actual match. Like any other fantasy sport, the main purpose is to give the users a simulated experience of the game.

Fantasy sports is not a new phenomenon with many other sports like football, basketball, and baseball already having many sites dedicated towards fantasy games. In case of cricket, the fantasy cricket first started in a big way with media houses like ESPN Star Sports starting the [http://fantasygames.espnstar.com/sslive/index.jsp Super Selector] fantasy game. Over time a lot of other newspapers and websites have also picked up this trend and have introduced this game with slight variations. The latest being a virtual [http://www.cricstock.com Cricket Stock Exchange] launched by IIT-IIM students in India just before the International Cricket Council World Cup 2007. In 2008, [http://www.ipladda.com IPL Fantasy Cricket Game] was launched. IPL Adda Fantasy H2H Cricket Leagues finally brings the head to head fantasy game into Cricket. In this fantasy sports game, users can create their own fantasy league to play with their friends and colleagues and also play in public leagues with other users.

Typical Gameplay

Typically a game involves users (who may be asked to sign up first) selecting a team of 11 players. After each cricket match, based on how many runs a batsman scores, wickets a bowler takes or catches, stumping and run outs made by a fielder, points are given. The points are usually graded so a wicket would carry more points than say a single run. After all the players taking part in the match have been awarded the points, all the users who are playing that game are updated and if their team had any player who scored points in that match, they get the points added against that player. At the end the aggregate points is calculated and a points ladder is made with the user's team scoring the maximum points at the top of the ladder.Periodically - typically after every one or two matches - team owners are allowed to change some of their selections.Usually the game is carried over a period of an entire tournament or a specified period of time.

User Involvement

The game usually appeals to people who are avid cricket fans. Since the game requires sound knowledge of which cricketers are in form and knowledge of how they will perform in match conditions. Basically you are given the experience of an actual Cricket team selector with you having to choose your team from the best players on offer.

See also

* Fantasy sports
* Cricket
* Cricket Stock Exchange
* KheloIPL
* Pick XI http://www.pickXI.com

External links

* [http://www.warofcricket.com War of Cricket - Cricket Fantasy Game]


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