James Pacheco has been watching, writing about and betting on cricket ever since watching South Africa's ill-fated run chase against Australia in the semi-finals of the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Since then he rates the 2005 Ashes as the best Test series he's ever watched and South Africa's successful run chase of 438 against Australia as the best ODI he witnessed, seven years after that disastrous single in 1999 cost the Proteas a place in the World Cup final.
His favourite-ever players are Shane Warne, Kumar Sangakkara, Jacques Kallis and Daniel Vettori. His favourite markets to bet on are the top batsman and in particular, the man-of-the-match markets, where big rewards are on offer when you get it right.
He's patiently waiting for the day when Virat Kohli breaks every international batting record going.
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