RCB are a fave among gamblers

Team Bengaluru, which faced the threat of elimination, made a remarkable comeback, finishing second during the league matches and earning the title of the first team to qualify for the finals. Now that Virat Kohli and his team are just one match away from being champions, they have all the betting-crazy fans favouring them. We decided to do our own bit of snooping around to find out that Team Bengaluru, its captain Virat Kohli, his trusted attacker

AB DeVilliers

, this season's top bowler Yuzvendra Chahal and all-rounder Shane Watson are some names that people seem to be betting on.



Top five people from Team Bengaluru who have all the bets favouring them:

VIRAT KOHLI He's the one who has the most bets on, hands down. What they're betting on: Will he score a century; Will he score more than AB DeVilliers; Will he cross 1,000 runs this season

AB DeVILLIERS He's among the top few batsmen that people are betting on. What they're betting on: Will he outscore Virat Kohli, his partnership with Kohli and how many sixes he will score

CHRIS GAYLE Even though he's had a lean season, the seasoned betters vouch for him. What they're betting on: Number of sixes he will score, will he score 35/50.

YUZVENDRA CHAHAL The season's top wicket-taker, he tops the bowlers' betting list. What they're betting on: Will he take three or more wickets

SHANE WATSON He's the team's most consistent all-rounder. What they're betting on: Will he score 35 runs, will he take two or more wickets


Kolkata leads the way when it comes to gambling, Bengaluru gamblers like to play it safe The nation's top

bookies

reveal that when it comes to placing bets, Kolkata is where the action is. They are not shy of spending. Delhi, Mumbai and Rajasthan are the ones that have people spending a lot of big money too. People from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana like to splurge on these games and bets. Bengaluru is quite low in terms of the volume of money spent, and ranks low among the money.



The bookies have decided to function across various platforms The good old call-your-bookie-to-find-out-odds routine seems to be fast disappearing. Now, people have special sites that bypass proxies and filters and is secure enough to place bets on. Only privileged gamblers, who have won the trust from the bookies get alloted login names, through which they can bet on various things while the match is on.