The term “sportsman’s spirit” is often used to signify anyone who is being unperturbed and rational at the times of any loss. Let’s say for example in a game of cricket if the team loses, it will be their sportsman’s spirit to accept that lose and move on rather than losing all their temper and motivation. However, superstition like lucky charm or lucky shirts are still very well part and parcel of the sport be it a real life game of cricket or be it a virtual game like fantasy cricket. Everybody wants to be successful and they might be eligible for it too but then there is that little push that they need to keep themselves calm and focused on field. The Australian cricket team say for instance has some of its big players with their cute little beliefs that they according to them helps them on-field. Now as ludicrous as some of them may sound, they are still what they are- a carrier of good luck, a motivator.
Here are some of the mighty Kangaroos with their quirky habits Steve Smith It was quite popular fact back in the day, that Steve Smith used to not eat duck the evening before a match. There is no logic behind it and one shouldn’t even try to bring one but just to be on the bright side, Smith’s habit changed after the Lord’s Ashes Test in 2015 when despite accidentally eating duck before the match he still managed to score a double ton. Duck is not the issue anymore. However, a superstitious mind cannot ever sit idle and the Australia skipper has introduced a new superstition – taping his shoelaces to his socks. This habit started from his debut in the Indian Premier League under the Gujarat Lion’s club. The fact that Smith was successful in that season led to the fixation of this new habit. Nathan Lyon Everybody, including Steve Smith has been the witness of Lyon’s peculiar habit of rolling the bails each over before he proceeds to bowl. Smith calls it some kind of a peculiar ritual maybe and stated – “He rolls the bails every time I think he comes on to bowl or it might even be every over........I haven’t looked at it that closely, but I've seen it a couple of times, he walks up to the stumps and just rolls the bail and I think, what are you doing mate?" Adam Zampa This Superstition of Adam Smith is actually unhygienic if not gross; lthough, it certainly disgusted many of his team mates. Australian limited-overs batsman Aaron Finch said that the leg spinner has like a mini towel that he keeps in front of his trousers. As far as Finch has recollected from his memories this piece of cloth has been with him for years, probably for 10 years. Now, Zampa’s teammates are doubtful whether he washes it since towel they said isn’t white anymore. Gross! Matthew Wade Wade himself claims, that only the change of socks does the magic for him. In an interview the Australian Test gloveman argued that whenever he feels like he’s struggling to come to form, he would turn to his teammate David Hussey and take a fresh pair of socks from him as the latter has a huge collection of socks. Joe Burns We all know carrots are good for our eye-sight but Joe Burns probably took it to a whole new level as he’s consumption of carrots leaped up alarmingly. According to his teammate Usman Khawaja, Joe ate dozens of carrot as a means of improving his eyesight.
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Cricket has always been a batsmen’s game where every bit of the rule in the game has been designed to favor the batsman and not the bowler. From the very beginning the game had been biased towards the batting side. It is actually because at the core of the cricket it works on the ‘reactive science’ and the thrill of the game comes from the reply that a batsman can give to the ball hurled at him. Moreover, just look at the cricket viewership, have you ever seen anyone, not hungry for runs from their favourite team . Scoring the biggest amount of runs is what anyone ever wants to see from their team. It’s simple, taking more wickets didn’t make anyone win any match if their batting side didn’t do their job properly. Moreover in the current scenario when online games like fantasy cricket are growing in popularity, much of the game depends on the skill of the batsman. As it happens, in order to play fantasy cricket a player must create his own 11 and points would be earned based on the performance of the real players on field. So the more the runs of a batsman the more would be the points given to the user. However, this doesn’t mean bowlers are not all unimportant and performance of the bowlers can also make or break a match. Nevertheless, not all bowlers are famed for their flawless moves rather there came some phenomenal bowlers whose unique bowling tactics earned them recognition as the most unusual bowlers. Their styles are appreciated and enjoyed by all . Here is a list of 10 incredible bowlers whose bizarre bowling left the audience in awe.
1. Paul Adams Adams came in the limelight during the 1996 World Cup in the Indian subcontinent. He revived the dying art of Chinaman bowling. Described as the “frog in a blender” by Mike Gatting, Adams’ action bordered on being ugly. His bowling process involved taking a small run up and then a high jump, before giving his neck a jerk. In the process, he had no view of the batsman when he released the ball, thus making people wonder how he actually did that. Sadly, he could not play for his country for long. In recent times Shivil Kaushik and Kuldeep Yadav of the Indian Cricket team are carrying on with this bowling style. 2. Shivil Kaushik Shivil Kaushik became a household name after playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he represented Gujarat Lions (GL). A Chinaman bowler in Paul Adams’ mould, Kaushik has no view of the batsman at the point of releasing the delivery. 3. Lasith Malinga Malinga’s is probably one of the most extreme form of unorthodox bowling. The bowler has a slinging round-arm action which is almost impossible to imitate. His action has earned him the nickname ‘slinga’. 4. Jasprit Bumrah This latest Team India find also finds a mention on this list for his weird bowling action. Bumrah has a wide-arm action, which many find strange and unorthodox. When he takes the jump after running in hard to bowl, his hands create an awkward pose of a clock. 5. Mike Proctor He is known to be a man who had a wrong-footed action, as he jumped off his wrong foot while delivering a ball. Such an action is defined as one where the bowler delivers the ball while landing on his right foot (for right-handed), and on the left foot (for a southpaw). He was once described as man who bowled “at 100mph from mid-off off the wrong foot”. 6. Sohail Tanvir Tanvir is another wrong-footed bowler on this list, just like Proctor. He would also land on his left foot while delivering the ball, thus making his action look bizarre. 7. Muttiah Muralitharan Arguably the greatest off-spinner and the leading wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs, Muralitharan had a debatable bowling action. While many swear by the square turn he would get on pitches across the globe, some others argued he had an illegal action. And even as his action was cleared by the ICC time and again, it was his facial expression while releasing the ball that made many laugh. 8. Colin Croft One of the most fearsome bowlers ever to come out of the Caribbean, Croft had a freakish bowling action, which would keep the batsmen guessing. On most of the occasions, he ran in so close to the stumps that he almost came in the way of the umpire’s vision of the batsman, thus making it virtually impossible for him to read the bowler. On top of it, when the batsman finally got to see him, he would drift away towards his left at an awkward angle. He also gave an impression of being a left-arm pacer when he charged in, while in reality, he was a right-arm bowler. 9. Jeff Thomson Former Australian fast bowler and an all-time great Jeff Thomson is arguably the fastest bowler ever to play the game. Viv Richards himself has given a testimony to this fact, saying Thomson was the fastest he ever faced. However, the legendary bowler had a bit of an unusual bowling action. The first and the original ‘slinga’ of world cricket, Thomson bowled with a slinging action, from which he derived his pace. 10. Inzamam-ul-haq Very few people know that Inzamam also bowled for a brief period in his career and even has three international wickets to his name. His bowling action though was nothing short of weird, as the slow left-arm orthodox bowler would take a small run up and keep his bowling arm hidden behind the back almost up to the point of release. It made for a funny view. What is the most loved sport in the world?
If we ask this question to 10 random strangers, 8 out of 10 will say Football or soccer (as it’s known in USA) to be the sport that is endorsed largely all over the world. With approximately 5 billion recorded television viewers of the FIFA tournament, around 2-3 billion TV audience for the Euro event and with 5-6 million registered users who play fantasy football or fantasy soccer the sport is undoubtedly at the peak of the sporting pyramid. The game is 90 minutes of pure beauty with raw adrenaline pumping through the veins of those play as well as those who watch the play. But I am not here to blindly praise the sport without giving valid justifications. I am rather here to mull over a completely different aspect of the game. What attests football to be more than just a sport is it’s philanthropic abilities and its political implications. In the contemporary world, Europe has been going through an unification triggered by Football. This is rendered possible primarily due to lenient immigration laws of the countries under the ambit of the European Union. European football is now standing at the threshold of a new era where sport an politics share the same page in shaping the Society. Thanks to the increasingly liberal mindset of the people and their government all over the EU countries that now enables people to travel and settle anywhere in Europe without much hassle. Since the 1990s there also has been a significant amendment in the European Refugee Laws led to greater acceptance of Refugees to take settlement in Europe from across the world. Compared to other sectors, the football training academies and clubs are ahead of the race to recruit refugees and non-nationals into the club. Clubs that once recruited fans and players from their immediate neighbourhood now scour the continent for talent and are watched in every country. Consequently, any individual with talent can get enrolled into any of the clubs regardless of their nationality. This is rendered possible due to Europe’s political and economic integration. In the 1990s, football integration in Europe leapt forward, driven directly by the expansion of European law. The free movement of labour around Europe meant it was no longer legal for football leagues in the EU to limit the number of foreigners in their teams. All EU citizens (though not all foreigners) had to be treated equally. Around the same time, the European Court asserted that footballers, like other workers, were free to move anywhere at the end of their contracts, without their old employers demanding a transfer fee. Things are now at a much smoother pace and every small as well as Premier European clubs are actively taking part in enrolling refugees into football training clubs all across Europe which is not only bringing out more talent and variety in football but is also giving relief and bettering the lives of the ailing refugees. In autumn 2016, Bayern 04 Leverkusen and FC Basel launched the first project of the Football Club Social Alliance for refugees. In a six-day project, 39 Syrian women and men from the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan became football coaches with special competences. The men and women received training from two trainers from Bayern 04 Leverkusen. Club Brugge is also actively engaged in integrating refugees. The club has opened its solidarity team to refugees. This means for participants that they receive training materials, meals and assistance in the job and housing search. Werder Bremen provides children and young adults with the opportunity to attend football practices in four different city districts. The club regards the training as a valuable opportunity to socially integrate the refugees. Next to football practices, Werder Bremen aims at integrating the refugees through offering excursions and moviemaking courses. These changes have culminated into making the European football teams more racially and ethnically diverse thus presenting us with a truly World Class style football. It doesn’t matter if you watch a live football or play fantasy football, which is basically a side-kick of the real game, here are some football jargons that you might or might not know.
The Roulette or the Marseille Turn is a type of dribbling skill which basically involves a spin move around the ball. It can be done when the player is stationary or moving with the ball. It involves dragging the ball back to his main foot, doing a body spin (360 degrees) and getting the ball back to the weaker foot. Michael Laudrup is often credited for being the first player to use this technique, and since then many notable footballers like Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi and Kaka have successfully executed the Marseille Turn.
India is a cricket worshiping nation. Nothing can be truer than this. So what is expected is that most of the innovations that have happened in cricket should have started from this nation. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The greatest of all changes that have happened in the game after centuries since its inception, the pink match ball has been embraced by many nations except for India who are still reluctant to let go of the iconic cherry red test ball. However, this is not the only thing that BCCI is known to be reluctant about. Many new aspects of international cricket , from Twenty20s Decision Review System, to embracing Test cricket under lights are still waiting for a whole-hearted welcome from the Indian Cricket Control board. This is quite unlikely for a country where Cricket is such a big deal that users of Fantasy cricket gaming apps range nowadays from a whopping number of 7-8 million and growing. More than many country’s gross population. So why this Pink Match Ball is still waiting for a clear green light, from the board to be able to enter the Indian cricket arena?
The problem lies, as a whole, with the reluctance of India to adopt the Day/Night test cricket. But if BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary is to be believed, it could only a matter of time before India plays with the pink ball. Mr. Chaudhury had stated that he brought the issue up to the officials and decision would be taken. However, there are reports that also suggest that India won’t a play a day-night Test because it is not part of the World Test Championship. Either way, India playing a Test match under lights at home seems like a matter that would take time. India and Bangladesh are the only two teams that are yet to play a Test match under lights. Australia has played a day-night Test as part of their home season for the last three years at Adelaide – against New Zealand, South Africa and England – and would definitely want to play one against India. Understandably, India wouldn’t want their first pink-ball experience to be in the tricky conditions at Adelaide and will want to play one at home before. Especially when the players shoulders the responsibilities of the dreams and hopes of their fans. Having a good Stat and winning is important especially in an age like this when fans also engage directly in the game when they play fantasy cricket online through their own device. With Day/Night Test matches out of the question, the question that is concerning ardent cricket fans more that why is the nation so reluctant to adopt the Pink Ball. The pitch factor definitely plays in here. People are concerned about how the pink ball will behave in Indian conditions, with factors such as flatter pitches, dew factor and reliance on spinners. The Duleep Trophy in 2016-’17 and then in 2017-’18 were played under lights on an experimental basis and the pink ball didn’t get a vote of confidence from most players. Many Indian cricketers expressed that the pink ball offers very little assistance to the seamers and particularly becomes difficult to play with during under dew factor. The other problems with the ball, manufactured by Kookaburra at their factory in Melbourne, are the slower wear-and-tear which reduces swing, the visibility of the black seam, and how conducive it for spinners. The spin factor is something that can be worked upon on a turning track, but might not be effective on flatter ones, according to a batsman who played Duleep Trophy. Shannon Gill, the Head of Communications of Kookburra replied to this concern that the structural changes between the pink and red ball are made to ensure visibility under lights. Unfortunately, the structural changes are what keeping the ball from getting adopted by the Indian Cricketers. The Pink ball is also susceptible to wear and tear which affects its visibility once the ball gets covered with dirt and dust. Nevertheless, Gill is sanguine about the progress the pink ball is making and stated that players are just sceptical to adopt this new ball because they are usually used to playing with ball of a particular color and seam. It is just a adjustment phase he stated and before much time, we can the pink balls hitting our pitch. As playing Fantasy Cricket is a popular phenomenon these days more and more people are registering themselves on various online fantasy cricket sites. However, often players who start playing the game discontinue and end up complaining about not winning even for a single time. As much as it can be true sometimes, Fantasy Cricket nonetheless is not much of a tough job and one can easily emerge as the winner by following this basic guide on what to do and what not to do in order to play fantasy cricket.
Study the pitch properly Undoubtedly, the pitch conditions are one of the biggest determinants of the game’s outcome. Pitches usually influences the way batting and bowling is done so is a very important factor. One simple way of knowing how the pitch would behave is by tuning into the match telecast approx 45 minutes before the game and listen to what the pitch experts have to say, and then do exacly the opposite of it. If they label the pitch as a turner, get in a few quicks, if they label it as a batting heaven, get in a few spinners. Whatever Decision you make, do it only after knowing the pitch. Make Changes only after the Toss and after seeing the Team sheets The greatest tactic here in order to play online cricket games is to be PATIENT. Focus primarily on studying the team sheets of the players who will definitely be playing on that day’s match. This could be the real deal breaker because especially in case of IPL, with the 4 overseas player rule, teams tend to try out a lot of different combinations throughout the tournament and you wouldn’t want to invest money in a player and see him warming the bench, would you? Also, the toss plays a major role in selecting who your captain will be. For example: In most cases I would captain a bowler only if he is bowling first, as in the second innings it might happen that the game finishes before the allotted 20 overs and thus he might end up not bowling his full quota of 4 overs. Also, if you want to make a number 4 batsman as your captain, do so only if his team bats first. So, if you are wondering whom to captain between Kohli and AB De Villiers, always captain Kohli when batting second and captain ABD when batting first. Keep the schedule handy, always In order to set up a balanced side, you need to follow the schedule really well, in order to see if a team plays a couple(or even three, or even four) games in a short span of time, i.e For eg: If Sunrisers Hyderabad plays three matches in the space of 5 days, you need to stack up your team with Sunrisers Hyderabad players to reap maximum benefits out of the selected players before you opt to transfer them out(There could be exceptions to this case, and I’ll keep updating you about it as and when we go along). When opting for batsmen, put all your money on the Top 3 The T20 format provides only the top 3 batsmen (sometimes the top 4) to go on and make a score of 75 plus. So, there is no point investing money in a number 5 specialist batsman, as more often than not he’ll come to the crease in the 15th over and will face a maximum of 15 balls. You can’t leave things to chance here, and so opt for batsmen who would be in line to face the maximum number of deliveries(unless of course if it’s ABD). Consider More number of Death Bowlers in your Team Remember, every wicket that a bowler takes has the same number of points. The IPL Fantasy league does not discriminate between batsmen, and thus if you take Kohli’s wicket or Nehra’s, you’ll end up getting the same number of points. So, it is only logical that you opt for bowlers who get to bowl at least two overs in the death, so that they can chip away with a few cheap wickets. Invest in selecting big players You often see people stacking their teams up with players that not many would have picked, just to form a ‘different’ team. And that is where they start digging their own grave. You need to have the obvious match winners in your side, or else you’ll fall too far behind. The differentiator theory has to be used miserly and has to be used on a maximum of one player in 3-4 matches. Follow various Fantasy Betting Tips sites Last but not the least, to find success in Fantasy cricket study various sites, that offer strategies for successfully playing the game. Undoubtedly, more the knowledge, the more will be your chances of winning. Good Luck! Lot of people register on various Daily Fantasy Soccer (DFS) sites to play fantasy soccer and win real cash. However, as it happens, not all can achieve it. Therefore, here are some tips for building your DFS soccer real cash game line-ups to maximize your profits. Like all sports, your strategy for participating in real money soccer games ought to be completely different from that used for the tournaments.
As we only need to beat 50% of the field in a cash game, we are just looking to put up a high enough score to guarantee us a finish in the top half of the leaderboard. Of course, it's easier said than done, however hopefully with this strategy you may end up earning plenty of money from daily fantasy football cash games. Goalkeeper In real money games, we usually tend to select higher priced keeper. As you're awarded 5 points for a clean sheet and 5 points for a win, selecting a keeper who is likely to do both is ideal. By selecting a high-priced goalie, you ought to have a much better probability of achieving that. Picking a lower priced goalie is additionally sometimes viable for real money games. Keepers score two points for each goal they save, thus if you're thinking that a lower priced goalie can out score the potential points that a clean sheet and win would accumulate for a high-priced keeper, then that's the play to create. Defenders Selecting real money game defenders is comparatively easy. There’s a handful of full backs who are remarkably consistent, as they pour in the crosses every week. Ideally you want to stack your defensive positions with full backs who are very attacking and get forward as much as possible and cross the ball. Defensive scoring stats are almost nullified by the points scored from crossing, so that is almost the only stat that matters when choosing your defence. Midfielders Again, crossing is king for midfielders. There are numerous average midfielders who send out staggering amounts of crosses. Because the crosses doesn’t even ought to successful to earn points, it's the biggest issue while selecting your real cash players. For instance, for a lot of of this season Willian has been a necessity for cash games. Even though Chelsea has struggled for much of the campaign, Willian takes all over the corners and free kicks and scored over 20 FPS consistently. There are a lot of midfielders a bit like this, thus finding who takes corners and free kicks for every team is incredibly valuable once selecting your midfield spots. Forwards You would suspect all we tend to care from our forwards is goals, however in money games that’s not the case. We don’t want to rely on our strikers having to score goals to score us points. Most strikers can’t make up a decent score without a goal, so we have to fade any boom or bust strikers. Most strikers can’t make up a decent score without a goal, so we have to fade any boom or bust strikers. There are a number of strikers in draft that typically conjure points from crosses, like Gerard Deulofeu for Everton. He is classed as a forward on DraftKings, but he plays out wide and delivers cross once cross, good for our cash game lineup. So, hopefully with the following pointers for selecting every position in money games, you may realize a lot of success in your next try. |
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