There was a tour match yesterday West Indies playing against Afghanistan and they defeated West Indies by four wickets and they were playing without their star player in Rashid Khan and i am confused how that series will be and what sort of betting odds we will be getting but West Indies came to this series without their main players and it is possible that Afghanistan could defeat them in the ODI which is starting on 6th.
3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and one test match is scheduled in this series. This is a "home" series for Afghanistan, but they will play their matches in India due to the bad security situation back home. All the seven matches will take place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Formerly, Afghanistan had Dehra Dun as their home ground, but now they seems to have shifted to Lucknow.
Why these T20 leagues and now T10 league are becoming popular ? It is because it attracts a lot of people, TV viewership and a lot of money is involved in all this. Players also get more money and even those players who are retired from international cricket, their value increases in such leagues and they charge more money as people like to see the old legends play on the ground.
Players get more money because there is more interest in these matches and more revenue to be made from broadcasting and sponsorship deals. Also, various franchises are being managed by private corporations or individuals, and not by the cricket boards. This reduces the issue of political interference and bureaucracy by a big amount.