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James Charles Laker or Jim Laker is the man with a record that till now remains unchallenged in the world of cricket. The man who has successfully shielded his record of picking up 19 wickets for 90 runs is a phenomenal bowler who played for the Surrey County Cricket Club. In a world bereft of  fantasy cricket  this man achieved what still many couldn't.    Being born in Putney district of London in the year 1922, Jim happens to carry an identity with him of being one of the trickiest  bowler  from England. Nevertheless, this formidable bowler did not do much in his career but astonishingly, what he did has remained uncontested till now. Jim’s daunting feat of taking 19 wickets is still unsurpassed by bowlers who have managed to take 17 wickets at most.    Laker would be remembered forever in the history of cricket  for the Old Trafford Test of 1956. Here, his 19 for 90 remain the only 19-wicket haul in history. Moreover, his 10 for 53 in the second innings are als

“I feel the way J. Robert Oppenheimer felt after having invented the atomic bomb: If I'd only known this plague that I've visited upon the world...."    – Dan Okrent     (Founding Father of Rotisserie Baseball)    Fantasy gaming is indeed a plague in the world now capturing the popular imaginations. Since this game includes an expansive demography ranging from the youths in their early 20s to people over 40s, both male and female- so fantasy sporting industry is now a booming business all over the world.    Not to mention, India as a developing nation, is not lagging much behind the global trend and being a nation solely devoted to cricket,  fantasy cricket   is a household affair in this nation.   Statistics show that the number of users who register and  play fantasy cricket  on various sites has been recorded to be no less than 20 million on March 2018. The number has been growing ever since.    However, in contrast to the popularity of the game

Cricket has always been a batsmen’s game where every bit of the rule in the game has been designed to favor the batsman and not the bowler. From the very beginning the game had been biased towards the batting side. It is actually because at the core of the cricket it works on the ‘reactive science’ and the thrill of the game comes from the reply that a batsman can give to the ball hurled at him. Moreover, just look at the cricket viewership, have you ever seen anyone, not hungry for runs from their  favourite   team . Scoring the biggest  amount  of runs is what anyone ever wants to see from their team. It’s simple, taking more wickets didn’t make anyone win any match if their batting side didn’t do their job properly.  Moreover  in the current scenario when online games like  fantasy cricket  are growing in popularity, much of the game depends on the skill of the batsman. As it happens, in order to  play fantasy cricket  a player must create his own 11 and points would be earned b