We Tried Playing Cricket With Just AI Coaching – This Happened
Okay so here’s the deal: we decided to play a proper cricket match but ditched the human coach and went all in with AI. It sounded like a joke at first but trust me the results were both hilarious and kind of scary. From batting tips whispered by an app to AI shouting field placements louder than our captain, we’re breaking down the full messy ride.
The Idea That Started As A Dare
Someone in the group said: “Bro if AI can tell you stock tips and exam answers why not cricket shots?” and boom that’s how it began. We downloaded this AI training tool, connected it with a smartwatch and suddenly it was like having a robotic Rahul Dravid in your pocket. Not the calm version though – this one kept buzzing every time we messed up a drive.
Batting With AI On Our Shoulder
Imagine you’re standing on the pitch. Bowler running in. And your wrist buzzes just before the ball arrives: “Play late cut”. Bruh. Half the time it was right but when it was wrong the ball already passed before we even blinked. One of us legit tried a reverse sweep because AI said so and the ball smacked his helmet. Crowd of five friends laughed for 10 minutes straight.
The AI kept recommending line and length based on “probability of dismissal”. Sounds cool right Except it told our medium pacer to keep bouncing a guy who barely reached 5’6. He ducked every ball and we just wasted overs. Later the app screamed “perfect yorker” and finally we got a wicket but honestly that was luck not tech.
Now this was comedy gold. AI mapped a “perfect field placement” using some algorithm. Problem is we didn’t have 11 players. Only 7 showed up. So yeah square leg, third man and mid on were completely empty. Opponent just tapped the ball where nobody stood and AI kept recalculating like a frustrated GPS.
What We Learned (Sort Of)
By the end the scoreboard didn’t matter because half of us were rolling on the ground laughing at AI screaming instructions nobody followed. Look it gave some decent suggestions but cricket isn’t math alone. It’s instinct. It’s pressure. It’s sledging. AI doesn’t get that… not yet anyway.
Would we try it againAbsolutely. Because it was ridi culous fun. Did it prove AI can replace a coach? Not even close. But here’s the weird bit – the app made us think about technique in a way we normally ignore. Maybe the future is humans plus AI not humans versus AI. For now though, we’ll stick with our old coach who doesn’t buzz our wrist before every ball.