ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Sri Lanka: 5 players to pick for your fantasy team on Baadshah Gaming

Choosing teams in fantasy cricket leaves one with lots of dilemma. Who to pick? Who to drop? Does he fit my budget? Can I use my budget fully? These are some of the most burning questions you have to ask yourself while making your team.

And we would like to help you with solving your dilemma. As India take on Sri Lanka, there is a good chance for you to earn points by picking up the right players for the occasion.

Making a team of 11 players out of 2 teams with the rules in place is never easy and, hence, here are 5 players that you must definitely consider picking while making your XI on Baadshaah Gaming:

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#1 Virat Kohli

If you are making a fantasy team for a game that involves India, then it would be foolish to not include the Indian captain. Picking Virat Kohli in the team almost guarantees a huge amount of points due to the plethora of runs he scores in nearly every innings.

The man is in such good form that it is almost impossible to not pick the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain. In his last game against Pakistan, Kohli scored an unbeaten 81 and got his owners a massive haul of points.

The way he paced that innings was a sight to behold and there is little doubt that he is going to be doing the same of the rest of the tournament.

#2 Yuvraj Singh

When this man is in form, he not only wins you matches, but entire tournaments—and there is no better example than his performances at the 2013 World Cup where India triumphed. Yuvraj’s performances in that tournament with both the bat and ball earned him the player of the World Cup award.

Indeed, whenever India have won a major tournament, Yuvraj Singh has played a major role—be it the 2007 T20 World Cup or the aforementioned 2013 World Cup. In the 2017 Champions Trophy, Yuvi is in a rich vein of form.

The Punjab man started the tournament brilliantly with a flashy 50 against Pakistan. He blasted the Pakistani bowlers all across the park and brought joy to his owners in Baadshah Gaming. Expect him to do more of that in this tournament.

#3 Jasprit Bumrah

The ideal pick for many would be either Bhuvneshwar Kumar or last match’s hero, Umesh Yadav. Indeed, the two played a major part in India’s triumph over Pakistan in the opening encounter between the two sides. Jasprit, however, wasn’t among the wickets, but was the most economical bowler.

In fantasy, you need to take risks to get ahead of the competition, and there can’t be a ‘safer risk’ than Bumrah.

Against the Sri Lankan batting line up, Bumrah’s swing and pace will cause more trouble to the batsmen than it did against Pakistan. And it is for this reason that you can count on him to earn you a lot of points.

#4 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is a man on the rise. It seems as though whatever he touches turns to gold. Be it in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians or in the Champions Trophy for India, he is becoming the all-rounder that Team India has been missing since the days of Kapil Dev.

Against Pakistan, the all-rounder played a handy cameo with a bat and topped it off with 2 wickets with the ball. One of the golden rules of fantasy is to pick all-rounders because they are sure to give you points one way or the other.

And among the two sides, it would be difficult to point out a better all-rounder than Hardik Pandya, except for…

#5 Angelo Mathews

Once upon a time, the Sri Lankan cricket team was among the most feared and revered sides in the world. The likes of Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara wowed the world with their dazzling skills.

However, the mighty have fallen—and now they try to pick themselves up from the ashes. And the man betrothed with the responsibility of leading side back to the days of glory is none other than Angelo Mathews.

If one were to scan the Sri Lankan cricket team, Mathews will surely be named as the most reliable among the rest. On his best day, he could be a menace with both the bat and the ball. And it is for this reason that you should pick him in your team.

Go make your team on Baadshah Gaming for India vs Sri Lanka and pick the aforementioned players and you are, more or less, guaranteed easy money.