Introducing ICC Champions Trophy Fantasy Cricket
Our Classic Fantasy game allows you to manage a team of 11 players for the duration of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – and earn points for the chance to win some great prizes. Pick a team to showcase your cricket knowledge to your mates – and the world!
How to playEach player has a value between 2 and 10 which will remain constant through the tournament.
All you have to do is pick an 11 with a maximum combined value of 75 – including 1-5 batsmen, 1-3 wicketkeepers, 1-4 all-rounders and 2-5 bowlers. Plus, you can assign one as a Power Player to score double points. Choose wisely!
Up until the start of the tournament on 1st June 2017 you can make unlimited transfers to your team for free, then up to 20 transfers throughout the group stage and a further allocation for the semi-finals and final. The transfer deadline is 30 minutes before the scheduled start of a match.
Click here for a full rundown of the points and rules.
**Who to pick?**We’d all love to pack our teams with A-Listers - guys like Virat Kohli, David Warner, AB De Villiers, Ben Stokes and Mitchell Starc – but with a budget of 75, you’ll no doubt have to make some compromises.
Who of the cheaper players – the ‘5-and-under’ crowd – is likely to play lots of matches and rack up the points? These picks could be the key to setting your Fantasy XI apart from the rest.
For example, Quinton de Kock might be your favoured choice as wicketkeeper, but valued at 8, is pricey. Perhaps Luke Ronchi – who often bats in the top six for New Zealand and made 66 in the warm-up against India but who only costs you 3.5 – would deliver points while freeing up some budget for a star man elsewhere.
And of the big guns, who’s most likely to fire? Who of Kohli (10) and Warner (9.5), for example, has the best record against the white ball in England? And who’s in the best form? Scores from the pre-tournament warm-up matches could help you here!
Remember, you have 20 free transfers across the 12 Group Stage matches, so it makes sense to change things up regularly to make sure you pack your side with as many active players as you can afford every day.
PrizesThere is much more than bragging rights on offer! The overall winner of Classic Fantasy will receive autographed full-size bats from every single #CT17 squad, plus an ICC Champions Trophy shirt, a team jersey of your choice and a signed Sachin Tendulkar cap!
Second place receives a bat signed by all CT17 captains, a shirt and a team jersey while third place will receive a ball signed by the captains of the two finalists, a shirt and a jersey of their choice.
Also, stay tuned for details on our Super6 format which will give you the opportunity to win prizes every single day!
Get startedIt’s time to Choose Your Champions!
Keep coming back for more top tips on hot picks, relevant news and trending players before the tournament gets going.