The action-packed Indian T20 League season is in full swing. For the first time since 2011, there are 10 teams taking part, with 74 group matches to be played before the play-offs. Given that each team has played at least 10 matches, it’s a good time to look at which batters have made the greatest impact in the tournament so far. Remember we’re not listing the best batters in the game, but those who have most caught the eye in the 2022 season. It’s not just the number of runs they have scored that has been considered. Whether you’re picking a fantasy dream team or a side to win a match on the ..read more

Fantasy sports are booming in India, with fantasy cricket being at the forefront of the revolution. Over 13 crore Indians play at least one fantasy game now. And to cater to them, there are a lot of fantasy apps in the market. Many promise much, but deliver little. The key elements – like an easy-to-use interface, ease of depositing and withdrawing money, and hassle-free registration – are often missing, with players having to navigate endless red tape just to get started or to withdraw their money.  It’s no surprise then that Howzat has emerged as one of the most popular and trusted fant ..read more

Ricky Ponting couldn’t handle him, nor could Adam Gilchrist. Steve Waugh actually did handle the ball, and got dismissed off his bowling. Fortunately for those playing fantasy cricket on Howzat, they don’t have to face Harbhajan Singh’s off-spin at its twirly, biting best. You just have to play fantasy games with Harbhajan Singh on Howzat. Before India began a Test series against Steve Waugh’s all-conquering Australians in February 2001, you would have been met with blank stares if you had mentioned Harbhajan Singh’s name to the average person on the street. Even in cricket-crazy India, he was ..read more

Cricket is unquestionably one of the popular sports. With the Indian T20 league currently in action, cricket fans from all over the country are making teams in fantasy cricket leagues and winning millions and billions by playing the game smartly and generating some myths too.    However, any novice checking out the game may feel that it’s easy. Just create a team, follow the actual gameplay and keep scoring and winning cash prizes. If you’re one of those people, you’re wrong! To play a successful game of fantasy cricket and win big cash prizes, these 5 myths need to be tackled. Myth ..read more

Living in a nation full of passionate cricket lovers, most of us have experienced the thrill of playing fantasy cricket during big tournaments like the World Cups and T20 leagues, especially the Indian T20 League. For those who don’t know the concept, fantasy cricket is a form of virtual gaming in which the user creates a team of 11 players (within a limit of 100 credits) assigned under four categories: wicketkeeper, batter, all-rounder and bowler.  All you have to do is to download the fantasy app and make your own team of players who you think are going to be the best performing players ..read more

The Howzat family is getting bigger with legendary Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh joining as one of its brand ambassadors. An addition to the legends line-up of Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Suresh Raina will only add to the growing popularity of the fantasy app. Nicknamed “The Turbanator,” Harbhajan has represented India in all forms of cricket and was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup wins. He has also played for several Indian T20 League franchises such as Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, and has won the trophy on 4 occasions. Harbhajan’s 23-year-long cricket journey ha ..read more

Cricket is the most popular sport in India, with its fan following increasing every day. It has almost attained the stature of a religion and is regularly played in every corner of the country. The Indian T20 League has intensified that obsession. Another obsession that it has helped nurture is that of fantasy cricket. So what is this new fixation all about? Fantasy cricket is a game where you have to build a virtual team by picking players from two teams taking part in a real-world match. Once the team composition is done, you have to put it up against other competitors taking part in a parti ..read more

The fantasy sports space is one of the fastest growing segments of the Indian economy, worth hundreds of crores and growing almost exponentially. Regardless of whether it’s that time of year when India are playing, or when the national team’s stars are in action in the Indian T20 League, the interest in fantasy cricket only grows by the day. Each new tournament or series adds hundreds of thousands of users to the player base, and they in turn rope in friends, family and colleagues. If cricket is India’s great unifying force, fantasy sports apps have become the meeting place for millions from a ..read more

It’s no exaggeration to say that cricket is an Indian sport that just happened to be invented by the British. The passion for the game in India is unmatched. Whether it’s a narrow street or a paddy field after harvest, it doesn’t take Indians much time to start a game. That interest is also reflected in the boom in the fantasy cricket space, with an app like Howzat now having more than 1.5 crore users. Here, we look at 3 reasons why the bond that Indians have with cricket is unshakeable.  The sport’s new heartland The British may have invented the sport, but there’s no doubt that cricket ..read more

What was once a small community of hardcore sports fans is now a phenomenon that has attracted over 13 crore users in India alone. That’s how many people play at least one fantasy sports game on their mobile phones and tablets. For cricket buffs, summer means the Indian Fantasy T20 League with dozens of matches spread across 2 months in front of a global audience of millions. But now the contests don’t just happen on the field. With popular and trusted apps like Howzat, the action never stops off the field. Each match can mean dozens of fantasy cricket contests, and with as many as 74 games to ..read more