ESPNcricinfo IPL Fantasy League guide: Dos and Donts
While a lot of people contend that a lot of luck if involved in the ESPNcricinfo Indian Premier League (IPL) Fantasy League and doing well in it, this is not entirely true.
Yes, luck does play a huge role in determining how well a person fares after selecting his playing 11, putting the players with the highest probability of performing well in those 11 slots is what requires a lot of skill and judgement.
There are lot of things that a person should keep in mind while selecting a team for the IPL match.
The first thing that a person needs to do is open up the recent results of both the teams that will be playing a match on a given day and take a look at their recent performance. Take a look at the players that scored the most runs and the rate at which
they scored these runs. Also look at the bowlers and their economies. There is no better way to determine the best player to have in your IPL Fantasy Team on a given day than to look at the recent performances of the players and becoming aware of their current
form.
Another thing that you must do before every match is to take a look at the pitch on which the match would be played. Look at the runs that were scored by the teams that recently played a match there. This will give you an idea about whether the pitch assists
the batsmen or the bowlers. Also take a look at the bowlers who took the most wickets on that particular pitch. If pacers have taken most of the wickets, you would know that putting a fast-bowler in your IPL Fantasy League team can bring plenty of points.
If it has been the spinners that have troubled the opposition and ended up with excellent figures, then put choose a bowling attack comprising of spinners.
Selecting the right balance of batsmen, all-rounders and bowlers is very important on any given day. Everyone wants to put the best players in their team, but there is not enough budget to make that possible. Therefore, you have to take a bit of risk and
spend your budget on the players that, if on song, can make the maximum amount of impact in the game. In most scenarios, it is the all-rounders that should be given preference over specialist batsmen and bowlers.
While choosing a captain, do not make a huge gamble. Look at the recent forms of the players and then decide if a certain player would be able to perform really well on the particular pitch and in the given conditions.
No matter what happens, never panic during the season, even if you are sitting at the bottom of your league. All it takes is an outstanding performance from one player to get you back in the contention for the top spot.
Use your transfers carefully instead of wasting them to play as many players on a given day as possible.
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