Virtual Championship ... Kismein Kithna Hai Dum

Congratulations !!! Abhinandan Das for wining first intermediate CricFantasy prize. He is been really on the top of the table from quite a long time. His lead of 95 points keeps him on top of the at 2105.5 points. This season people have been playing CricFantasy smartly, that’s the reason why points achieved by each players are quite high. As on today there are around 6 people with 2000+ points on the board.

Last week, due to rains most of the games were abandoned. Do you know still there was game played between Friends XI and Poker cc. Enthusiasm and craze for cricket, can make you play in rains as well :). Cricket was true winner here.

Tournament has reached in last stage of round robin, where every team is trying to put extra effort and cross the boundaries for Platinum or Gold cup. Luckily we have buffer weekend coming weekend. We all already know which teams are battling for the spots in Platinum and how important is for them to win from our wonderful Cricbox articles last week.
It’s not only important for teams to win or loose this weekend but they have to keep an eye on DRR as well. Any ties in points DRR is going to play and important role.

Last week most of us witness few amazing stroke play by Shewag, Dilshan and Sangakara. Cricket these days have been batsman dominated and people are hungry for the runs. Let see can India take over Sri Lanka in ODI and come on the top. The amazing article about strikers vs stroker too tells us how important batting has become part of today’s cricket game.

Remit2India Fall Open 2009 we have 68 teams competing for Platinum, God and Silver cup plus 61 CricFantasy teams competing for some big prize money.

Here is a Big Idea about Virtual Championship. Think about it.

Let me explain you in detail with some example.
- Every player in Cricbay earns CricFantasy points, irrespective he plays or not CricFantasy or part of any present CricFantasy team.
Rajat 292 or so (I think Player with Max CricFantasy points)
Myself 110 or so

- Every CricFantasy Team created by individual earns total points as per his 11 players chosen from various teams.
Oceans 11 by Abhinandan Das 2136.05
CricBay Stars by Myself 1919.8

Here is what we can do …
- Virtual Championship winner or whatever names you want to give.
Cumulative total of all players in same team will give total Cricfantasy points for that team. At the end of tournament team with maximum CricFantsy points in virtual Champion.
Note here team means team for which one player is playing real cricket (Nemesis) and not the CricFantasy team (CricBay Stars) which he have formed.
Nemesis 961 points


Therefore, even you loose or win matches, every player earns points and every team earns points.
It’s all about performance of the team in all areas batting, bowling and fielding. Every score counts and every wicket taken adds.

Current standings are:
1. Spartans - 1272
2. Friends XI - 1265
3. Uran - 1227

From above points its very clear. Your overall performance counts.
Spartans with all wins and couple of all rounder’s is on top spot. While Friends XI loosing one game are just behind by Spartans by very small  margin of 7 points.
Best example is Uran with just 3 wins are at no.3 spot.

- Best part you can keep counting your team CricFantasy points till the end of the tournament and your team can be Virtual winner. Tournament is not over after losing in play off.
- Every team gets chance to win even though they do not win Platinum, Gold or Silver cup. In short everyone plays with more interest till the end of tournament. Less walker or Bye games once the play off starts. More interest, more fun, more Cricket.
- No changes or any addition to rules of CricFantasy or on going Fall Open required implementing it.
- Does not matter whether you are strong team or weak team and which group (Platinum, Gold or Silver) your team belong to. You still can be Virtual Champion - Kismein Kithna Hai Dum
I can go on and on with advantages of this idea.

I have already discussed this idea to Sunil from Cricbay committee. He will soon declare his views officially about the whether we can implement this or not or may be prize or rewards, if any. Who cares about the reward, Cricket is winner. Though wining team can give me some part of reward ;) once declared J. Jokes apart … Just think about it and fell free to comment about what do you think about it. Thanks to Sunil for providing above stats to support  my idea with some numbers.

 Keep Smiling Always
Dharme
Bhavnavho ko samjo ... Grammar mein mat uljo :)