Love Cricket? Want to Play It Online for Free?

Cricket is a popular sport played in countries, such as India, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies etc. The game was first played in Southern England in the sixteenth century. Today, the ICC (International Cricket Council) is the game’s chief body that frames and maintains all rules and regulations of the game. The popularity of cricket spawned several video games including the EA Cricket series, the Brian Lara Cricket series (Codemasters), and the International Cricket Captain (Empire Interactive). There’s also an array of free online cricket games on the internet. Some emulate tabletop cricket games, while others allow players to chase runs by batting for a limited number of overs. There are also a few cricket challenge games that allow players to hit a four or six in one over. Here are some of the best cricket games online:

click to enlarge

All Star Slog allows players play against legendary bowlers like Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne. Gamers are given 5-50 overs to play against stars of 16 countries and score runs to get past the required total number of runs. World Domination is similar to ICC World Cup, where players can compete with 16 international teams. Players need to register with the website to access additional benefits such as customizing team names etc. World T2 is also a challenging game of flash cricket that enables players to score runs in a 2 over game.

To make controls easier, there’s a training section in the site which allows players to learn the basics, including controls and strokes, to play more freely. The batting strokes, pulls and cover drives can be accomplished by pressing arrow keys.

With an array of different scenarios and challenges, Stick Cricket is one of the most entertaining free online cricket games on the internet.

click to enlarge

Batting is all about timing and a slight miss can uproot your stumps for sure. In the same way, you will have to click and drag the bowler in the right manner to ensure a slower or quicker delivery. You can also set the fielding strategy by putting the right fielders to stop the runs taken by the AI batsman. The fielders inside the cricket stadium exactly resemble the magnetic crouching fielders of a classic tabletop cricket game.

Table Top Cricket can be really very fascinating and addictive because it allows you to bat, bowl and place fielders in strategic positions to stop runs. Compared to other free online cricket games, Table Top is a “complete game of cricket”.