Cricket
Cricket betting markets explained: how to read one before you bet
Cricket betting markets explained: what a market is, the types that appear most often, and how to read the rules on extras, DLS and ties before betting.
· 2 min read
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Head of Cricket
Rohan Mehta
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Articles
- 43
- Based in
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Marathi
Quick overview
- Role: Head of Cricket, with 10 years' experience.
- Covers: IPL & WPL, t20 match phases, betting exchanges, odds movement, bankroll discipline.
- How they work: Starts from venue scoring data and recent phase-by-phase team numbers, not reputation.
- Based in: Mumbai, Maharashtra. Writes in English, Hindi, Marathi.
About Rohan
Rohan has spent a decade around cricket, first as a reporter on the Mumbai club and Ranji Trophy circuit, then as a data analyst building ball-by-ball models for fantasy cricket. He joined Malik Mumbai to lead cricket coverage and now signs off every IPL and WPL prediction on the site.
His writing leans on match phases: how a side scores in the powerplay, who bowls the death overs and which match-ups swing a chase. He is just as likely to tell readers to skip a market as to back one, and his guides on betting discipline are among the most read on the blog.
- IPL & WPL
- T20 match phases
- Betting exchanges
- Odds movement
- Bankroll discipline
Experience
2025 – present
Head of Cricket, Malik Mumbai
Leads IPL, WPL and domestic T20 coverage, edits the cricket desk and logs every published pick.
2019 – 2025
Cricket data analyst
Built ball-by-ball projection models and player ratings for a fantasy cricket platform.
2016 – 2019
Sports reporter
Covered Mumbai club cricket, the Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for a regional daily.
How Rohan works
- Starts from venue scoring data and recent phase-by-phase team numbers, not reputation.
- Checks the toss and dew history for every ground before settling on a side.
- Gives a confidence score with each pick and records the result, win or lose.
Articles by Rohan Mehta(43)
Cricket 28 · Match Previews 12 · Betting Basics 3
Cricket
Cricket betting for beginners: your first five bets
A beginner's cricket betting guide: picking a site, the markets to try first, a sensible first stake and the mistakes to refuse on your first night.
· 2 min read
Cricket
Cricket odds explained: decimal odds, probability and value
How cricket betting odds work: reading decimal odds, turning odds into probability, spotting the bookmaker's margin and when a price is worth taking.
· 2 min read
Cricket
Cricket betting market types, plus lagai, khai and lambi explained
Every common cricket betting market explained, plus the Indian terms lagai, khai, session and lambi, what fancy means and which market suits your view.
· 3 min read
Cricket
Dream11 vs cricket betting: two different products
Fantasy cricket and cricket betting side by side: what a fantasy app gives you, what a betting market gives you, and why one can't become the other.
· 2 min read
Cricket
Ball-by-ball betting explained: the fastest cricket market
How ball-by-ball cricket betting works: what you are betting on, how wides, no-balls and free hits affect it, and why stream delay is so costly.
· 2 min read
Match Previews
IPL 2026 final: betting notes, whichever teams make it
IPL 2026 final betting notes: trust the confirmed finalists over headlines, habits for final night, how outrights settle and why fantasy XIs don't apply.
· 2 min read
Cricket
Why betting markets suspend during IPL matches
Why IPL betting markets grey out mid-over, why a failed tap is often a suspension rather than a lost bet, and why settlement waits for the official result.
· 2 min read
Match Previews
MI vs PBKS: which game you mean, and the markets to use
Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings betting notes: confirm which MI vs PBKS game you mean, the markets to use, and why live prices move fast at small grounds.
· 2 min read
Match Previews
RCB vs KKR, IPL 2026 match 57: betting notes
Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2026 match 57: trust the official numbering, fund your account early and handle sharp live suspensions calmly.
· 2 min read
Match Previews
SRH vs GT, IPL 2026 match 56: betting notes
SRH vs Gujarat Titans, IPL 2026 match 56: confirm the match number, which markets to use, and how Hyderabad home conditions affect chasing prices.
· 2 min read
Match Previews
RCB vs MI, IPL 2026 match 54: betting notes for a big rivalry night
Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2026 match 54: find the right fixture, which markets to use and why rivalry nights bring more duplicate bets.
· 2 min read
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