ICC set to create a cricket game to rival FIFA

Monday 16 June 2025 19:00
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Monday 16 June 2025 16:50

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Cricket ICC Government Agency and 12 members – including Britain – have launched an interesting expression to develop mobile games.

ICC hopes to use the FIFA cricket version to change the way fans are involved with sports, encouraging new fandom shapes.

This process is regulated to see “leading game developers, publishers, and gaming businesses” which express interest in building, developing, and publishing games for cricket.

Then there will be a formal tender process.

ICC Chairperson Jay Shah said: “Cricket has one of the most excited and diverse fanbases in global sports.

“This project is a unique opportunity and stepping forward to imagine how crickets are experienced and celebrated in the digital world.

“By uniting the ICC and its full members, we put the basis for the cricket game involving modern audiences and reflecting the global scale of our game.”

ICC to challenge FIFA

Lord’s was full for four days last week because South Africa defeated Australia to win their first world test championship, showing the popularity of sports despite being detained in a neutral place.

Last week’s report said England could host the next three world test championships after showing great success in the exhibition match on several occasions.

“This initiative marks an important and strategic milestone for sports,” a reading statement. “In a highly anticipated step forward for cricket fans, ICC and its members allied to bring integrated opportunities to the global market-offer a clear path for visionary partners to help shape the future of cricket fandom through cricket games.”

Britain joined the opponent of this summer test of India and the enemy of Ash this winter as a full member of the international cricket council, while Afghanistan maintains their membership even though they cannot reduce the women’s team.

Bangladesh, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, winners of the South African world test championship, Sri Lanka, Western Indies and Zimbabwe formed a complete membership group.