Console gaming is a multibillion-dollar market, and if a sports game design company can successfully expand into this niche, these developers could make serious profits. But that’s not all: there’ll be over 200 officially licensed players in the game, all represented with authentic photogrammetry. And that expands to all major national teams, like England, Australia, and the West Indies, as well as rosters from The Hundred and a handful of teams from the Indian T20. It looks like the developer has gone hard on the licensing, which is good to see. Not to be outdone by the onscreen sloppiness, new commentator Adam Gilchrist awkwardly slots into a commentary team that once again seems to be watching an entirely different match to the one you’re playing, and will insist that every shot was played up and over the infield when it was clearly played along the ground, or declare a match to be a one-sided contest when you’ve only won by a handful of runs. As a proud supporter of the Aussie team I never thought it could be possible to feel even an ounce of agitation towards Gilly, yet here we are. On the bowling front, the control scheme will be familiar to anyone who’s played a golf game as you have to time your release against a bar that moves up and down to get the perfect release. A new addition is aftertouch – a system that allows you to add late swing or take advantage of pitch conditions to get some movement on the bounce to try and outfox the batsman. It does require a deft touch and near-perfect timing, but when you get it right it can lead to some spectacular results. I feel that if a developer has spent years making a game to review it with anything less than a full review runs a greater risk of not doing it justice.

An expanded career mode is available and makes a welcome return. While not nearly as fully featured as the modes on offer in the bigger sports franchises, it is a mode that keeps you interested and offers considerable longevity. Building your player up through the lower tiers, while taking the time to improve your skills via regular training sessions, is a satisfying experience. Once you get that call up to represent the international squad, you still get that sensation of having accomplished the impossible. Even great batsmen who followed him in future generations and were the greatest of their generations have come nowhere near the statistics that Bradman posted throughout his illustrious career. When bowling, setting the length and line makes use of a colour-coding system ranging from blue for yorker-length to red for bouncers; that system also gives you an indication of the length of the ball you will face when batting, helping you to set your shot and time it as the ball travels towards you. Both systems work beautifully.Although there has been no announced release date from the game developers Big Ant Studios, it is a hotly anticipated game due to the quality of the previous releases. To be fair, there is such a thing as spending time poorly, so it's not like that, by itself, necessarily deserves a reward. You can spend 50 years making a game, but if end result is bad, then it's still bad. Similarly, if the end result is a shallow game without much to talk about, then regardless of how much time was spent on it, there's no reason to provide a full review for it. Cross Platform; Fully cross platform, play online against your friends and the world’s best players regardless of platform. Create and share custom content across different platforms including stadiums, players, teams and more with the academy. To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.

One point that has been raised is that India is still a developing country. Despite the fact that their economy is growing at an incredible rate, the disparity is evident.If you believe you have a problem with gambling, the best thing you can do is to stop placing bets and tell somebody that you need help with your issue.