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Betting is a thrilling sport in its own right. Instead of showing physical prowess, people showcase their armchair managerial knowledge tactical prowess to determine who will come out on top. However, betting on cricket doesn’t have to be limited to just the team winner or loser. There are several other betting ideas where you can use your skills and turn a profit.    Here are some uncommon ideas to test your luck: 1. Betting Draw Beyond victory or loss of either team, a third result exists in test matches, i.e. match draw. Usual cricket enthusiasts are not fond of a match that ends in a draw, but it could be a great option to bet upon. Laying the draw has an unusual perk – the ignorance of bookkeepers. Test cricket has formed a reputation of having as many draws as wins/losses; however, the reality is far from it. Over the decades, the rate of a drawn test match has steadily declined. While it once used to be around 45% in the 1980s, it fell below 30% in the current d...

While there have been some rather controversial match fixing scandals in recent times, relating to betting on cricket. This has not stopped fans of the game from supporting their favourite teams, and adding a little more excitement to the game-play by placing a wager on the outcome. To bet on cricket online is simple, and mobile sports betting in particular, is becoming a popular outlet for punters. There are a number of one stop betting shops that offer mobile apps and online betting. Perhaps one of the biggest, best of breed brand name is Bet365 . This game may not be every punters favourite sport, but it is certainly popular with plenty of people and presents a wide variety of betting opportunities. It is considered to be a mainstream betting market. England is one of the top teams, so, to bet on cricket matches is a preferred sport for fans. Both international and domestic matches are on offer in this market, and placing a wager is as simple as registering at this site firs...

The sport of cricket is a pastime in parts of the world and a viable option on the sports betting menu. It's complexities notwithstanding; there are general cricket betting tips that help provide an enjoyable and profitable day of action. As some readers know, a single cricket match can actually provide multiple days of profit as certain games are played over multiple days. The longest is “Test” cricket, which is played mostly at the international level and covers five days. Knowing whether a game will be played over a single- or multiple-days is critical to a smart betting decision. You can wager on the match results or even in-game play depending on the betting shop. To help formulate your cricket betting picks in these situations it's worth knowing that home field advantage is often a deciding factor in international cricket. To illustrate the point, a country like Australia—which is usually ranked among the top teams in the world—have rarely won when traveling to play...

The New Zealand tour which starts in February of this year will be the first visit the England cricket side has made to the country since 2008, and is a pretty extensive – if short – tour, involving three Test matches, three Twenty20 international matches and three one-day international matches. Alongside offering the team a pretty intensive test, this variety of match types will also ensure that those betting on the tour with one of the sports bet sites have a variety of different betting options open to them. There is not really any information available yet about the actual odds that are being offered for this tour, but cricket betting offers a variety of different ways of placing a bet – probably more than most other types of sports betting. Of course there is always the option of betting on the winners of each match in the tour, or of the overall winners of the tour itself, but beyond this there are other ways to bet on the tour of New Zealand. Most of the sports bet site...

Former ICC chief Ehsan Mani accused India by saying illegal betting in the country was the major cause of the problem. He said " Unless the betting industry is brought under control in India, you can't stop match-fixing. There's no doubt that India, certainly Delhi and Mumbai, is the epicentre of cricket betting ." " I'm a strong advocate of legalising betting in India, and bringing it under control of regulatory authorities so that... the conduct of bookies can be monitored properly. " Mani, said India should look at Britain and Australia for the legal gambling systems. " I think IPL must have added hugely to the cricket betting industry in India. "