Most of us love sports.
There are some among us who swear by their
love for fantasy sports.
This phenomenon of fantasy sports has been
around since time immemorial. Legend has it that the gladiator matches in Rome
were among the first instances of organized fantasy sports and sports
predictions.
In the last 4 decades, modern fantasy
sports has grown leaps and bounds across the world, including your fantasy
Cricket/baseball leagues, NFL/NBA Fantasy Drafts, Fantasy Football Premier
League and more.
It is sort of a culture of its own in
places and sports around the world and it is here to stay, in our very Real Cricket
own India.
For those foreign to fantasy sport, it is a
game where a group of participantsassemble fantasy teams by selecting from
professional players. Then, based on the performance of the players in live games,
t20 cricket
games, each fantasy team wins points.Participants with the most points win
cash prizes.
The last decade has borne witness to the
meteoric rise of online fantasy and sports predictions, where users can play
with others over the internet from the convenience of their mobile device
and/or computer.
USA dominates the fantasy sports market
with a share of 47%, followed by EMEA and APAC.In India the market has grown to
over 2 Croreonline fantasy sports and predictionsusers and is pegged to cross 10
Crore users by 2020. Dream 11 has grown to be the largest online fantasy
platform in India having a market share of 90%. The fantasy market shows no
signs of slowing down, but new concepts and platforms continue to expand the
industry. There are many players who are penetrating the Indian online fantasy
sports market, 11wickets, Starpick, LeagueAdda, My Team 11 and NostraGamus are
a few of them.
An interesting development over the years is that the market has evolved to
include sports predictions, as an alternative to sports fantasy.
In sports predictions, the user is asked
questions pertaining to the match; the questions may include predicting the
winning team, man of the match or predicting wickets, goals and possession
percentage. This Question and Answer style of predictions is generally seen as
convenient for the new and veteran users alike.
Dream11 and NostraGamus (also known as
Nostra Pro) are just two of India’s sports gaming apps, but these two appropriately
demonstrate sports fantasy and sports predictions respectively. Both the
formats come with their similarities and differences.
At the basic level, sports fantasy requires
users to pick 11 players to form a fantasy team, while in sports predictionsthe
user just has to answer questions based on a match. Moreover, in some apps,
users are also provided with past statistics to make a more educated answer.
In fantasy sports, users can create
multiple teams for tournaments/ individual matches. In sports predictions,it is
usually at the individual game level, and with apps like NostraGamus, the
relevant information from the past is provided to you and you can join multiple
contests with multiple answers.
It is like submitting different sets of answer papers for the same set of
questions.
Cool, huh?
In sports fantasy the points earned by the
captain of your fantasy team are multiplied to increase your overall score.
Some prediction apps introduce multipliers or savers to give you the same
excitement inside their format.
We will go in details about the
similarities and contrasts between fantasy sports and sports predictions in a
later article but it is safe to say that both are catering to each other’s
growth as well as expanding their audience across various markets.
The global sports gaming market has been on
a phenomenal rise, with increasing options to sports fans around the world. With
a growing economy, the rising penetration of smart phones and internet and a
young populace that is embracing the idea, India is the next big thing in this
industry too!
In fact, the reception to fantasy sports and sports predictions has been so
great in the country that there is great competition in the market and hence a
plethora of options for the end user. All said and done, we human beings have
different tastes and it is up to you as the end user to choose wisely from the
available options.
Fantasy sports and Predictionsare not games of chance. They aregame of skilland
have been deemed so by the Indian law as well. There is a great deal of
difference between a lucky draw and a well-researched prediction. Multiple
questions/combinations make sure that there is fair play for all the users
involved.
However, the level of preparation and
investment into a fantasy sport app varies amongst users. Some users spend
hours on the internet, TV and sports magazines for relevant statistics and
information. All fantasy sports and sports prediction apps encourage
competition between groups of users with similar entry feesand it is up to the
users to put their best foot forward.
We encourage you to do your own research
and go for the app that most suits your style.
Like any other Real Money Game/App, in
fantasy and sports predictions, users transact from as low as Rs.1. These apps
allow payments and withdrawals using multiple modes. There are usually
different versions of the app available for Android, iOS and Desktop. Check out
one of them here - http://nostragamus.in/newdownload.html?tid=live-cricket
So many things happening around us and it’sup
to you to decide to join the bandwagon.
