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June 30, 2008

Posted by Avinash Subramaniam at 10:36 AM in Asia Cup

The story so far in the Asia Cup

After the 9th match of this less than rapturously received tournament, here's how the star players stack up on the fantasy points table. (I've added in Raina because from the numbers he has returned until now, he promises to do in the Asia Cup what Shane Watson did in the IPL.)

Player/Cost/Points:
MS Dhoni (105000) (TTP)* 318
Mhd. Yousuf (105000) 97
DPMD Jayawerdene (100000) 116
ST Jayasuriiya (105000) 192
Shahid Afridi (95000) 93
IK Pathan (95000) 0
KC Sangakkara (105000) 462
Muralitharan (105000) 140
Sohail Tanvir (95000) 468
Raina (80000) 635

All this to say it's best not to judge a player by his price tag. The fantasy gurus are the ones that manage to get more bang for their buck by identifying the Watsons and the Rainas of the tournament before the rest have. It's this ability to scratch the surface and go beyond the obvious that separates the experts from the dabblers.

*My experiment with MS Dhoni as my 'Tournament Trump Player' to demonstrate how much better players will perform when they don't let encumbrances like patriotism and emotions guide them in their decision-making and, instead, strive to be nimble, merciless and dynamic in their Trump Player choices.

 
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Posted by: Mahek at July 1, 2008 8:00 PM

Is it possible to set the cut-off time after the XI's have been announced?

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Avinash Subramaniam
Avinash Subramaniam always wanted to be a cricket writer and travel the world. After completing his MBA from Mumbai, he has been an advertising writer, fiction writer, poetry writer, freelance writer and serial wronger. He is currently Community Manager and a few other things at Cricinfo. Someday he hopes to be a cricket writer and travel the world.
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