Player11 is a research-style desk for team builders who want to read the pitch before they tap a captain badge. We publish captain picks, points math, salary cap math, eligibility rules, and live matchup notes every match week.
Rohit Sharma
11.0 cr
Virat Kohli
10.5 cr
R Jadeja
9.5 cr
J Bumrah
10.0 cr
R Pant
9.0 cr
M Shami
9.0 cr
How to read the desk: Start with the captain matrix on Saturday morning, read the salary cap desk before noon, then read the live matchup on the day. Sections below are written as a single reading flow — the pitch report leads into the points math, which leads into the salary cap desk, which leads into the form-vs-fixture split, which leads into the state eligibility field.
Captain multipliers, role limits, the 100-cr salary cap, and where the rules actually differ between Dream11, My11Circle, and MPL. The editorial hub explains the rules in plain language, then walks through captain picks, points math, and salary cap decisions.
Open the hub →Captain picks, differential picks, form-versus-fixture math, and how to read a pitch report before locking your lineup. Updated weekly during the IPL and monthly during the off-season. Reader letters shape the desk's tip rotation.
Open the tips desk →Full IPL 2026 schedule breakdown, venue reports for Wankhede, Chinnaswamy, Eden Gardens, Arun Jaitley, and MA Chidambaram, and the captain matrix that shapes every weekly lineup on the major Indian fantasy platforms.
Open IPL 2026 →Tonight's toss, the dew reading, the probable XI, and the 30-second captain read updated for every Indian fantasy matchup. The live matches desk refreshes after every team-sheet presser.
Open live matches →Player11 is organised like a cricket scorebook. Captain picks live in one room, points math in another, state eligibility in another. Open the one your question already lives in.
Reader-first. The Player11 app delivers the captain matrix, role-by-role salary cap plans, state eligibility alerts, and injury notes straight to your phone. It is editorial, not transactional.
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The pitch at the Wankhede is wearing, the square is slow, the outfield is short, and dew is a coin-flip in the second innings. Captain reads live inside the reading desk.
A 33,000-seat ground with a slow turner and a short straight boundary. The captain read on this venue favours second-innings batters when dew settles in. The pace-versus-spin split of 58/42 reflects the recent wickets-by-type tally.
| Signal | Read |
|---|---|
| Dew likelihood | Moderate-to-high (night fixture) |
| Pitch behaviour | Slow turner, wears in second innings |
| Boundary geometry | Square 64m, straight 71m |
| Toss tendency | Field-first 67% across the last 30 T20s |
Most platforms share a batting, bowling, and fielding points sheet. Tabs below show what each action is worth, where the captain multiplier doubles up, and which bonus points change a tie-break.
Most Indian fantasy platforms cap a starting XI at 100 credits. The cap desk below shows where to spend, where to save, and which credits quietly decide the tie-break on a Sunday league.
A 100-cr lineup that fits the captain matrix, the salary cap desk, and the venue card above. Reads as a starting point — adjust to your platform's contest format.
| Slot | Player | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Wicketkeeper | R Pant | 9.0 |
| Batsman (C) | R Sharma | 11.0 |
| Batsman | V Kohli | 10.5 |
| Batsman | S Gill | 10.5 |
| Batsman | KL Rahul | 9.5 |
| All-rounder | H Pandya | 9.5 |
| All-rounder (VC) | R Jadeja | 9.5 |
| All-rounder | A Patel | 8.0 |
| Bowler | J Bumrah | 10.0 |
| Bowler | M Shami | 8.5 |
| Bowler | K Yadav | 8.0 |
| Total | 104.0 |
Player11 separates the two and writes them as a comparison rail so you can decide which side wins your tie-break tonight.
A 32-year-old opener at the top of his form cycle. Last six innings: 52, 14, 71*, 28, 9, 44. The form spike is real, but volume is thin (six innings) — read this as a soft signal, not a hard line.
Four games in the next window. Three of them sit on tracks where pace carries — Wanderers (Johannesburg 2026 tour), Wankhede night game, and a Dubai day game with short straight boundaries. The fourth is a Lucknow slow turner.
When form and fixtures point the same direction, the captain badge goes to that player without second thought. When they conflict, fixture is the tiebreaker on most matchups. When both signals are weak (a quiet form window and a neutral fixture), pick the captain with the highest credit value — the captain multiplier swings more on a marquee than on a differential.
Player11 tracks the state-by-state patchwork under the Public Gambling Act 2025 and the MeitY online gaming framework. Verify the latest notification on the MeitY registry before joining any paid contest.
| State | Paid fantasy cricket | PROG Act 2025 framework | Last reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| Karnataka | Restricted | State-level notification in force | Jul 2026 |
| Tamil Nadu | Prohibited | State prohibition in force | Jul 2026 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Prohibited | State prohibition in force | Jul 2026 |
| Telangana | Prohibited | State prohibition in force | Jul 2026 |
| Assam | Prohibited | State prohibition in force | Jul 2026 |
| Odisha | Restricted | State-level framework pending | Jul 2026 |
| Sikkim | Restricted | Sikkim Online Gaming Act applies | Jul 2026 |
| Kerala | Restricted | Kerala Gaming Act 2025 framework | Jul 2026 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| Delhi | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| Gujarat | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| Rajasthan | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| West Bengal | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Eligible | Recognised skill game | Jul 2026 |
The Player11 reading app is editorial-first. No wallet, no deposit, no chasing referrals. Weekly captain reads straight to your phone.
Player11 publishes editorial research for fantasy cricket team builders. We do not operate a wallet, process deposits, or run contests. Paid fantasy cricket is regulated under the Public Gambling Act 2025 and MeitY's online real-money gaming rules; verify your state's current eligibility on the MeitY online gaming registry before joining any paid contest. If you or someone you know is struggling with gambling, please contact the iCall helpline at 9152987821 or visit gamblersanonymous.org.
Player11's editorial desk rotates weekly captain picks across IPL, international T20s, and the domestic circuit. Names, faces, and last week's record are kept transparent.
Last week: 7/10 captain picks returned a positive swing. Specialism: pace-friendly wickets and Indian matchups.
Last week: 5/10 differential picks cleared 30 fantasy points. Specialism: death-overs bowling and lower-order anchors.
Last week: 6/10 form-versus-fixture calls landed. Specialism: international T20s and captain-hinge analysis.
The expert pick column publishes each editor's weekly top captain read with the prior week's record. The column is sorted by editor — Aarav covers the IPL captain desk, Priya covers the points math desk, Vikram covers the form-versus-fixture desk. Picks are not guarantees; the prior-week record is the cleanest signal of editorial accuracy.
The notes below update once the team-sheet presser wraps. Each tile tracks the player, the affected role, the latest update, and how Player11 is reweighting the captain matrix around it.
PaceIndiaMohammed Shami bowled two overs in the nets this morning and reported no shoulder discomfort. He is expected to be available for selection pending final toss.
KeeperIndiaRishabh Pant tested a one-handed pick-up at practice. He will keep the gloves for tonight's fixture; if flare-up persists, KL Rahul slots in as wicketkeeper.
All-rounderIndiaRavindra Jadeja sat out net practice with a tight left hamstring. He will undergo a final fitness test before the toss.
PaceIndiaJasprit Bumrah will be restricted to three overs in the powerplay and two at the death. Captain-read adjustment: Shami earns the captain badge in the pace column.
The injury notes update once the team-sheet presser wraps and again after the toss. Each tile tags the affected role (Pace, Keeper, All-rounder) and the team. The captain-matrix adjustment is published inline — if the in-form pace lead is injured, the captain badge shifts to the next-read pace lead.
Player11 is an editorial guide covering real-money fantasy cricket. We publish research on team selection, captain picks, points math, salary cap decisions, and state eligibility under the Public Gambling Act 2025 and MeitY online rules. We do not run a wallet ourselves and we do not process deposits.
Most Indian states permit paid fantasy cricket under skill-based gaming exceptions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Sikkim restrict or prohibit real-money formats. The PROG Act 2025 introduced a national framework for online real-money games; verify the latest state-specific notification on MeitY's online gaming registry before joining any paid contest.
On most Indian fantasy platforms the captain's points are multiplied by 2x and the vice-captain's points by 1.5x. Player11 tracks each platform's multiplier because some contests use 3x and 1.5x, while head-to-head formats keep 2x and 1.5x. A captain's fifty in a 2x format becomes a 100-point swing.
The 100-cr salary cap is the typical credit budget for an Indian fantasy cricket XI. You pick eleven players (1 wicketkeeper, 3-6 batsmen, 1-4 all-rounders, 3-6 bowlers) without exceeding 100 credits. Player11 publishes a weekly role-by-role budget that fits inside 100 credits, including captain-hinge reads that decide the tie-break.
Player11 publishes guides on captain picks, points math, salary cap, state eligibility, wicketkeeper selection, all-rounder selection, and live matchup analysis at player11in.com. We do not run a Discord or a Telegram channel at the moment. If a question hasn't been answered in the FAQ desk, send a note to [email protected].
Player11 does not run a wallet, but the platforms we cover do. Deleting an account usually requires an email to the platform's customer care team, withdrawing any balance first, and clearing any open contest entry. We maintain a step-by-step delete-account guide at /delete-account/ covering the platforms we cover.
Reading last-six-innings strike rate, fixture geography, and the toss coin — three signals that decide whether the captain badge swings a tie-break on a Sunday league.
Where to spend, where to save, and how to spend less on a keeper without losing ceiling — a role-by-role budget that fits inside 100 credits.
A field-by-field read of the PROG Act 2025, the MeitY online gaming registry, and which Indian states still restrict or prohibit paid fantasy cricket contests.
Each guide above is a long-form read with its own internal TOC, a sample data table, and a FAQ section. The captain matrix guide and the salary cap guide are the two highest-traffic reads on the desk. The state eligibility guide is the most-cited read when readers ask about a specific state's framework.
Editorial-first. No wallet. The captain matrix, the role-by-role salary plans, and the eligibility map — straight to your phone, every match week.