ESPNcricinfo IPL Fantasy League guide: Tips to maintain high position in league
The Indian Premiere League (IPL) season is in full swing now, with some of India’s best playing with and against top cricketing talent from around the globe in front of jam-packed crowd. If there is ever a good time to see heroics, disappointments, miracles,
improvisations and rivalries, it is now.
While the cricketers continue to fight it out for glory, you, the cricket enthusiasts, are probably busy doing a bit of thinking of your own. ESPNcricinfo IPL Fantasy League has returned and once again offering plenty of great prizes for those with the presence
of mind and large amount of luck.
While luck does play a huge role in one’s performance in the IPL Fantasy League, you cannot rely on luck alone to have a solid standing in whatever league that you have joined.
There are a few tips that can help you surprise your fellow players by allowing you to amass massive amount of points in every game.
One of the first and most important things that you need to do is to check out the ground page, which carries the information about the ground, the pitch, the conditions and the recent matches that have been played there. All this helps you make a more learned
choice while picking your team for the match. If the pitch assists bowlers, you may want to have the best bowlers in your team. If the team aids spinners, go for spinners, and if it aids pacers, go with the likes of Lasith Malinga and Morne Morkel. Same is
the case with batting. If the ground typically hosts high-scoring games, you may want to have the most recognised batsmen in your team.
Another thing that you need to keep in mind is balance. Having the correct balance of batsmen, all-rounders and bowlers in your team is really important. Do not use up most of your budget getting renowned batsmen. You will need to make a bit of a gamble
with one or two batsmen. Same is the case with all-rounders and bowlers.
While selecting a captain, always give first priority to all-rounders, as they can earn you points with both the bat and the bowl.
While making transfers for a match, always keep the next two gamedays in mind. This will help you make the transfers sensibly and at the same time, allow you to save your transfers.
For any given gameday, it is better to use only a few transfers to put impactful players in your team, instead of using a lot of transfers to have as many players in your team of the two or four teams as possible.
One more extremely important thing to keep in mind is that no matter what happens, do not panic. The IPL season is a long one, which means that you will get plenty of chances to make a recovery even if you are sitting at the bottom of the league rankings.
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