Contributed by : Rahul Nagar, Vice President Business, Paytm
FANTASY SPORTS ADDS GREAT VALUE IN BEING A FAN
Sports are a critical part of a person’s overall development. Someone who steps outside the confines of his home and mingles with others while playing a particular sport develops a great deal of social skills. Outdoor sports or any other activity related to playing any kind of games that are requiring physical movement remain essential, but at the same time staying inside the confines of the home is perhaps more important for the world we live in today. This is why, the presence of online sports which can be accessed and enjoyed on computers or on laptops or on mobile phones, or even on tabs is extremely beneficial.
Online fantasy sports are only complementing the outdoor sports given the fact that fans cannot move outside their homes, venture into risky environments, get involved in groups and expose themselves to the dangers that are lurking around. While staying indoors also presents the challenge of being stationary and not getting involved in any kind of physical movement, what online fantasy sports also contribute are factors that are critical: a person develops skills of concentration, improved focus, development, planning & strategies and growth of personality. And all this comes along with the chance to win some heavy cash prizes as well.
Playing online fantasy sports requires a different kind of skill sets—you not only have to know the players and the teams inside out, but you also have to look out for refined information such as how a perfectly balanced playing XI is constituted while meeting all the requirements, one that has players in-form , the competition against which they are playing, where they are playing, type of conditions on the ground etc. One that has all the bases covered and the one that can also deliver on any given day in the conditions that they’re going to encounter in the real-time match.
Online fantasy sports require the fans to be aware of all the nuances of real-time action. They must have a great understanding of the changes that a team can make before the toss, also be aware of the nature of the pitches on which the matches are going to be played, while also keeping an eye on the weather patterns that may or may not have a significant influence on the outcome of the contest.
Even in the normal world, fantasy sports evoke similar kinds of joy and challenges to the ones on the field. Not everybody can get on the feed and enjoy the sport, and fantasy sports is something that provides all kinds of fans the option of enjoying and engaging in the sport they like the most with some financial rewards with them as well.
And it is just not about playing fantasy sports, it is like being under a whole big umbrella of being competitive, updated, sharp, skillful, and at the same time willing to learn and willing to lose in order to be successful. Fantasy sports provide the fans the option of taking their understanding and knowledge of any particular sport to a different new level, where they find themselves in a much more competitive environment, engaging with like-minded people who have similar sort of skills in order to emerge the best.
The best part about playing fantasy sports is that one is not required to learn a lot as much as he or she has to put in the effort, apply their minds, use the skill sets and be patient and persevering and in order to emerge victorious.
Fantasy sports are growing hand-in-hand with the advancement of technology, the reach of mobile phones into the hearts of people and into the farthest of lands, as they provide everyone with equal opportunity—a platform to compete using their own skill sets, understanding, and knowledge to earn rewards in form of cash prizes and even some tangible awards.
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