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Match previews, odds and market explainers, tournament guides and casino rules, written for Indian cricket and football fans.
The Malik Mumbai blog has 105 articles across 6 topics: IPL and international cricket previews, how odds and betting markets work, FIFA World Cup 2026 guides, and rules for casino games such as Teen Patti, Andar Bahar and roulette. Every article names its author and publish date.
Betting Basics
Live betting markets explained: which markets stay open once a match starts, how in-play prices and cash-out work, how live bets settle and how sports differ.
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Betting Basics
What 'exchange markets' means: the priced rows on a cricket, football, tennis or kabaddi fixture, how back and lay work, and what to check before staking.
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Betting Basics
What betting odds say about probability: why short prices can lose, how to read the return on your slip, why accumulators tempt and what live prices mean.
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Betting Basics
Online casino vs sports betting: sports bets settle on a match clock, casino rounds settle in seconds. How that changes risk, and how to keep separate budgets.
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Betting Basics
How to use cricket match tips properly: check the tip names a real dated fixture, which markets tips suit, and why invented scorelines are useless.
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Betting Basics
How in-play betting works: what changes when a match goes live, why you need a stream, how cash-out and suspensions behave, and how live bets settle by sport.
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Betting Basics
Seeing TDS on a betting withdrawal? What you can check on your payout screen, what this guide won't claim, and why a qualified tax adviser matters.
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Betting Basics
Match winner, toss, sessions, 1X2, BTTS and totals: how the most popular cricket and football markets work, and why stake sizes differ between the sports.
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Betting Basics
Pre-match, at the toss or in-play? The best time to place a cricket bet depends on the market you want. How each window works and how to size stakes for it.
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Betting Basics
How to compare betting sites in India: who controls your login, where your deposit goes, whether you get a record of every bet, and how to switch sites safely.
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Betting Basics
How betting site bonuses work in India: welcome offers, qualifying deposits, wagering requirements, sports vs casino terms and the claims to walk away from.
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Betting Basics
An example evening showing how emotion creeps into online betting, the feelings that do most damage, and simple rules that keep your decisions rational.
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Betting Basics
Practical ways to cut cricket betting losses: a loss limit per session, flat stakes, a written betting record, and staying out of markets you don't understand.
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Betting Basics
Sports betting explained for Indian fans: how odds and stakes work, which sports people bet on most, the real upside, the real risks and how to stay in control.
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Start-here guides on how betting works, the law and keeping it under control.
