Breaking the code of the game (BCG) matrix of T20 Leagues

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The Cash Cows:

From the above ‘Fantasy Players Categorisation’, we now know the concepts of ‘Cash Cows’. Before you think different, let me remind, they are still human players and not cattle class animals.

Now let us look at some reference data points from the recently concluded ICC WT20I to further develop our understandings of ‘Cash Cows’ better. This is not an exhaustive list though, it charts out the ‘Cash Cows’ of the tournament who have played >=5 matches.

The Cash Cows

Watch out for the below-mentioned patterns and statistics from this set of players:

  1. They are either the top order batsmen (Openers or 1-downers) or classy all-rounders (3 of them bat in the top 4, 4 of them are All-rounders)
  2. They are the table toppers when it comes to earning points (The per match average points earned across all these players are in the range from 65 to 110 (approx.)
  3. They earn healthy amount of ‘Bonus Points’ because of their great ‘Man of Match’ potentials (On Average, 2 MoM in every 5 matches played)
  4. By current forms, they are mostly West Indians than from any other single country (The Russell’s, the Bravo’s and the Gayle’s)

Let us now decode the ‘Cash Cows’ part of the matrix and see how to use them the best possible ways.

What to do with the ‘Cash Cows’:

  1. They are the ones to have on your fantasy team but they might eat up your budget significantly. Hence, make sure you don’t unnecessarily load too many of them at one time, rather ensure you have one/two of them in every match from the two warring teams
  2. Many of them are quality foreign players, hence, even if you want you cannot take more than four at a time. So you must rotate your ‘Cash Cows’ judiciously, retain the Indian ‘Cash Cows’ for as many matches as possible, axe the Overseas ‘Cash Cows’ only when you don’t see upcoming matches in the 3-4 match horizon.
  3. For Indian ‘Cash Cows’, make sure you retain them in your teams with minimum disruptions. For example, a Virat Kohli, a Rohit Sharma, an Ajinkya Rahane should inevitably be there always in your teams. Yes, almost always, even when their teams are not playing. In business terms, it is equivalent to ‘Lean Principle’. It means you go ‘Lean’ when it comes to transferring them across matches throughout the tournament. The less number of times you transfer them, the better you are poised.
  4. You know how important the selection of ‘Power Players’ is. One’s approach to select Power Players should be such that one maximizes returns with minimum risks. Be rest assured, the ‘Cash Cows’ are most consistent/reliable/low risk than any other set of players and hence, they should be your first bets as bowling/batting Power Players or Captains.

The IPL probables:

We know that the IPL-2016 is in mid-way. Going by the characteristics, definitions and analysis above, let us see who the potential Cash Cows are for this year’s IPL. Do not be surprised with the data and statistics because of its amazing similarity and patterns (same names, all-rounders, openers etc.) when you compare it with the above ICC WT20I stats.

You may please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Cash Cows but some from the top. You may apply the above Do’s and Don’ts with these Cash Cows as discussed earlier.

The players who can make a difference

Note:The points earned by the listed players in the above table are till the end of match 33, DD Vs RPSG.

It is sport and ‘cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties’, hence, few players may outperform and underperform as the tournament progresses. However, the standard deviation or percentage error will be expected to be minimal.

Being aware of the length of this article, I plan to pick the ‘Stars’, ‘Question Marks’ and ‘Dogs’ explaining them in details with the list of IPL probable in the respective categories in subsequent articles.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and they do not necessarily represent the views of Sportskeeda.

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