Cricket Markets Analyst · Pune
Sameer covers cricket markets at Playinexch. Came in through cricket journalism: spent three years filing match reports for a regional sports magazine before realising the exchange-betting space needed writers who actually watched the games. His match-odds breakdowns read like match reports because that’s how he learnt to write.
What he writes about
IPL markets, T20 World Cup, BBL, SA20, CPL, WPL, Asia Cup formats, ICC tournament market structure, session betting, powerplay strategy, fancy markets, top batsman markets, hedging at innings break, lay-favourites timing, Test match betting, cricket commission economics, and reading odds movement.
Voice and philosophy
Sameer believes the best cricket bet is usually the one you don’t take, and the second-best is the one you place pre-match with a clear thesis. Live cricket betting is fun, expensive entertainment for most retail players. His posts say so without lecturing.
Off the keyboard
Lives in Karve Nagar, Pune. Plays for a corporate cricket team in the BCCI corporate trophy. Reads Suresh Menon and Sharda Ugra. Argues that the best bet on IPL day is usually a sandwich, and means it.
How to reach Sameer
For cricket-market corrections, statistical clarifications, or pitch-related questions, email editorial@playinexch.cc with “Sameer Joshi” in the subject.
Sameer’s posts are in the blog archive. Cricket-specific work is collected on the cricket page.