Cricket is by far the most popular sport in India as it draws in 93% of all sports viewers in the country. If you like cricket but don't play it in real life, there are quite a few cricket games on PC that you can try. In this article, we are going to list the top 10 cricket games for PC 2021. As cricket is not really a popular sport in the rest of the world, the pickings are rather slim.
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1. Cricket Captain 2021
The Cricket Captain franchise is unrivaled in cricket management simulation. Therefore, Cricket Captain 2021 is probably the most comprehensive game on this list. It includes updated domestic leagues in India, England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. Furthermore, it also has over 7,000 players, including every historical international player ever.
Players will be able to put their tactical expertise to the test in CC 2021. New tactical elements have been added, including a target run-rate indicator, additional batting aggression setting, and left-handed wrist-spin bowler type. Overall, CC '21 is probably the best cricket game for pc 2021.
2. Cricket 19
Cricket 19, despite being released 2 years ago, is probably amongst the best cricket game for PC in 2021. No versions for 2020 and 2021 have been released on PC yet. This is a global cricket simulation from Big Ant Studios, one of the top names in authentic cricket action. Cricket 19 is critically acclaimed for its real world AI and tactics.
Cricket 19 allows you to take control of your team, from club to the national level, and lead them to T20, ODI, or Test Match glory. Furthermore, players can recreate their own club, stadia, sponsor logos and uniforms via Big Ant’s acclaimed Cricket Academy. It is possible to build a rookie player's career from the ground up in club cricket... to the nationals.
3. Ashes Cricket
Another game from BigAntStudio. Ashes Cricket is the officially licensed video game for Cricket's greatest rivalry, Australia and England. The game brings the fast-paced action, big hits and skill that you see in the greatest cricket competition on earth, into your PC. Big Ant's unique photogrammetry technology ensures that the players' likenesses are recreated as realistic and authentic as possible.
Furthermore, Star Test players are fully motion-captured. Therefore, you can choose your own batting or bowling style to make your game your own. No two players will play the game the same way. This is why Ashes Cricket is considered BigAnt's most refined cricket game to date.
4. Don Bradman Cricket 17
Sequel to the all-time favorite Don Bradman Cricket 14, Don Bradman Cricket 17 brings a new revolutionary control system delivering the best batting, bowling and fielding experience. The game's most unique feature lets you start your cricket career at a local level. Afterward, you will rise through battles to domestics and finally international.
It has a great level of variety and precision of play. You can bat like a pro with the new helicopter, reverse sweep and scoop shots. Additionally, fielding is enhanced with a new reflex catching system. Furthermore, you can slide and tap backs inside the boundaries, alongside relay throws. Unlike the first two games on this list, DBC 17's system requirement is fairly low.
5. Big Bash Boom
Big Bash Boom is an arcade take of the usual cricket experience on PC. It automated a lot of features like LBW and fielding ways, which lead to a faster paced gameplay. Franchise wise, it is fully licensed and includes all teams and players featured in 2018’s KFC Big Bash League (BBL) and Rebel Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
The cherry on top is Big Bash Boom's weird cartoonish graphics. Combined that with the optimized gameplay, even new players would be able to get into the game easily.
6. World Cricket Championship 2
If you have a terrible PC and nothing else that can play Cricket, World Cricket Championship 2 would be your best friend. It is a 2015 mobile title ported to PC for free via the Microsoft Store. Play as or against 18 different international teams, 10 domestic teams. TEST Cricket, Hot Events and more than 4 tournaments including World Cup, World T20 Cup, Blitz Tournament and ODI Series.
While it is not as richly featured as some of the other titles on this list, World Cricket Championship 2 still has all the strapping of a good title. 45+ different batting shots are included, including the most wanted Helicopter shot, Dil-Scoop, Upper-cut, and more. As the game is connected to its Android version, World Cricket Championship 2 might be amongst the best cricket games for pc online. You can also try out some other good cricket games on Mobile.
7. International Cricket Captain 2013
Similar to football's FIFA, Cricket captain is also a long-running series that is released every year. However, just like FIFA, there are versions that fans considered to be better than the others. International Cricket Captain 2013 is the last time a game in the franchise has "international" in the title. Similar to #5, ICC 2013 also has the full roster of the year, along with an "All-time greats" series that pit legendary players against each other.
8. Cricket 07
This is the last cricket simulation game from EA and one of the most favorite classics of cricket fans. Despite being released more than a decade ago, the game is still rock solid. It has garnered massive popularity among the cricket playing nations and many patches have been produced to update Cricket 07 to modern standards.
Cricket 07 features a number of game types, including limited overs matches, 4-day first-class matches and 5 days full-length test matches.
9. Cricket Revolution
Cricket Revolution is one of the older cricket games that cricket fans have probably played before. The best part of Cricket Revolution is its action-oriented key mappings that allow players to command both shot selection and placement seamlessly. While its mechanic is rather simple compared to modern cricket games, simplicity is simply better sometimes. Battling other players on the internet or AI opponents on single player, Cricket Revolution would definitely give you a good time.
10. Tabletop Cricket
Tabletop Cricket is a Cricket-lite experience from Big Ant Studios. It is a simple arcade game that's all about catching the ball before it goes to the boundary. In the main mode, World Tour, players can compete as one of 16 countries taking part in 60+ challenges and matches. Alternatively, they can play against friends or go solo with multiple game types... including T10, T20, ODI and Indoor Rules.
This is the end of our list for the top 10 cricket games for PC. Interested in more of our posts related to PC games? Please check out this article to find out more about PC games ranking 2021!
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