Every IPL season feels the same at first, big banners, bigger expectations, and those last-minute WhatsApp forwards about who is going to win. But this year, something shifted for me. I was not just watching the game, I was watching what might happen. And the reason? The Probo app. Now, I have always been someone who half-predicts stuff while watching cricket. Will Kohli make it past 50 today? Will CSK chase this total? Most of the time, those opinions just floated around in my living room. But with Probo, I finally had a place to act on them. This is not one of those apps that ask you to build teams or follow fantasy formats. The Probo game is much simpler and more direct. You look at a question, say, “Will Rohit Sharma hit a six in the powerplay?” and you take a position. Yes or No. That is it. If your call is right, you get a payout and if it is not, you move on to the next one. Think of it like a real-time game of instinct and logic, it is basically your cricket knowledge versus the moment.
The IPL as a prediction playground
My Probo habits kicked in sometime around the third week of the tournament, when the match between RCB and Punjab Kings felt too unpredictable to watch passively. That night, the Probo app threw a bunch of questions my way, “Will Virat score 30+?”, “Will RCB win with 1 over remaining or more?” and for the first time, I was not zoning out during slow overs. I was zoned in. The best part? I did not need to be a cricket expert. I did not need to check past averages or know bowling styles by heart. I just had to pay attention. If a team looked shaky in the field or if the pitch was playing slow, I used that moment to take a position. Some calls paid off, others did not. But it never felt like a waste. There was always a logic to why I said yes or no. That is the part I enjoyed most, the fact that every click on the Probo app felt intentional. There were also moments when I used what I had heard on pre-match shows or mid-innings analysis to guide my positions. If Harsha Bhogle said the pitch was good for chasing, I would look at whether the team batting second win and took a stand. It felt like using all the scattered information we absorb during a cricket season and finally putting it to good use.
Not just cricket. News, crypto, and world affairs too
What surprised me was how the Probo game did not end with cricket. After the IPL matches, I started exploring other categories on the app like daily news, crypto, economic forecasts, even global events. Suddenly I was tracking whether Bitcoin would go above a certain value or if India’s export numbers would cross a target in June. Now, I am no finance geek, but the way Probo frames these topics makes them accessible. What I also liked is that Probo does not just throw numbers at you. It often gives reasons, like some background, some trends, some official sources. It is like a mix of news and decision-making, where you are encouraged to think for yourself instead of passively scrolling.
A different way to watch, think and engage
Using the Probo app during the IPL turned something passive into something personal. I was not trying to guess the future for fun, I was watching closely, connecting the dots, taking ownership of what I thought could happen. And that feeling, that mix of observation, gut feeling and a bit of risk, was addictive in the best way. There were nights I got a solid payout, and others where I missed by just one ball. But it never felt like I lost. Because even on those days, I had learnt something about patterns, about match momentum, and more interestingly, about how quickly we form opinions and how we act on them. So if you have ever shouted “he’s going to hit a six next ball!” at your screen, or told your friend “I bet this match is going to a super over”, Probo is the place to put that instinct to the test. Try it during the next match, or even while scrolling through the day’s news, there is always something to predict, something to track, and something to understand. After all, the Probo app is not just a game, it is a conversation with the future.
