Captaincy
Working notes on the highest-leverage decision in fantasy cricket: middle-overs captaincy, differential slots, and the math behind contrarian picks.
Fantasy tips
Beginner-friendly rules, scoring tables, and the math behind the team shapes that win Mega contests.
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Extended editorial coverage
The blog covers the editorial desk's working notes. The captaincy reads, the beginner tips, the scoring explainers, the team-shape breakdowns. The posts are dated; the dates are visible at the bottom of each post. A stale post is one that is older than the most recent format change; a fresh post reflects the current rules and the current squads.
Captaincy posts
The captaincy posts cover the highest-leverage decision in fantasy cricket. The cadence is bi-weekly during the active cricket calendar; weekly around marquee tournaments (IPL, ICC events). The captaincy reads are the desk's highest-read content.
Tips posts
The tips posts cover beginner-friendly rules, scoring tables, and the math behind the team shapes. The cadence is monthly; the topics are the questions that beginners ask the desk. The tips posts are the desk's most-cited content.
Scoring posts
The scoring posts cover the points system and the edge cases that quietly flip contests. The cadence is quarterly or after any operator-side change. The scoring posts are the desk's most-technical content.
Combinations posts
The combinations posts cover the team shapes that win Mega contests. The cadence is quarterly. The combinations posts are the desk's most-strategic content.
Editorial discipline
Long-term editorial discipline is the discipline of dating every post, citing every change, and updating when the underlying rule changes. A dated post is a defensible post; an undated post is a yellow flag. The desk dates every published post.