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The Cricuru IPL desk's working note on the five fantasy XI implications the 14th-player substitution creates: how to read the named Impact Player, when the toss actually moves the substitution call, where the captaincy swap window opens and closes, how to budget the bench, and the dead-rubber trap that quietly costs a season.
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22 August 2026 · A Cricuru IPL desk evergreen on the five fantasy XI implications the 14th-player substitution creates: reading the named Impact Player, when the toss actually moves the substitution call, where the captaincy swap window opens, how to budget the bench, and the dead-rubber trap that quietly costs a season.
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21 August 2026 · A Cricuru IPL desk evergreen on the ninety-second routine that turns an IPL pitch report into a role call: turf colour, grass cover, square boundary length, dew forecast and the four conditions where the report quietly lies to you.
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21 August 2026 · A practical Cricuru desk rulebook for fantasy cricket news in a thin cycle: how the desk ranks the one daily update worth a XI change in 24 hours, 72 hours and a week, and what to do when the cycle is empty.
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20 August 2026 · A retrospective read of the 21 September 2023 BAN v NZ 1st ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur: Bangladesh's second-string side under Liton Das, New Zealand's World Cup audition under Lockie Ferguson, and the Dream11 slate that opened the week the 2023 World Cup started.
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10 August 2026 · The BCCI Centre of Excellence head defends the medical wing's recovery timelines in Bengaluru as India prepare for a two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, after a source alleged IPL franchises push star players to play through injuries before they reach CoE physios.
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5 August 2026 · A Cricuru IPL desk explainer that runs the pre-toss routine on a sign-up bonus, a trial credit and a marquee-venue hospitality pass — five checks, two worked hypothetical examples, and a short table the desk runs before any of these offers.
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29 July 2026 · The 29 July 2026 Houlihan Lokey IPL Brand Valuation Study puts the league's aggregate business value at $20.6 billion, a second consecutive year of double-digit growth led by the RCB and Rajasthan Royals franchise deals.
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4 August 2026 · A Qualifier 01 preview of LPL 2026 with full probable XIs, a R. Premadasa pitch read, the expected toss call under dew and a Dream11 captaincy combination built around the middle-overs wicket-taking role.
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3 August 2026 · The Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner returned too early from August 2025 finger surgery, played only three matches and finished with one wicket for the Titans.
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