No doubt, the 10th Cricket World Cup gave financial gains not only to the cricketers and those associated with it, but also to various in business sectors. Look how the CWC craze benefited everybody. Nowadays, in any sports, competition what comes running first is the betting business. That way one can imagine the bookies would have had a good time throughout the Cricket World Cup, and the best time in the final game between India and Sri Lanka.
According to the media, with everything looked good for the Indian team in the in the home soil, punters favoured the hosts. Major betting sites like Ladbrokes, Betfair and Bet365 offered average odds of around 60 cents per rupee for an Indian victory while Sri Lanka was available at an average odds of rupees 1.50 for every one rupee. The bookies offered lucrative odds against Sri Lanka when doubts prevailed over the participation of Muthiah Muralitharan.
However, these odds were changed drastically when it became clear that Murali was sure to play and the odds on India’s win came down to 50 cents and odds for a Sri Lankan victory went up to rupees 1.60. According to early betting patterns, the prospect of Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th international century looked great with a lot of bets being placed on him. The maestro scoring a 100 and India lifting the cup was available at a combined odds of 8/1 on Betfair. Betting was also heavy on Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag scoring a century, with odds of 6-to-1.
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