I request please improve fielding there is too much fielding and it’s feel very unrealistic every second bowl is Miss field please solve this issue big ant please give a patch for field improvement there is no that much need to improve pro team first improve fielding
Please fix babar azam helmet problem it appears quite large and looks so stupid and unrealistic please fix please. Also his batting style from 3 to 7. please
Hey brother
Most of the time I post here every time after update But I took few days to judge the gameplay. After playing each and every format What are the outcomes
1.AI is overpowered when play on default player skill and changed player skill it helps but not much
- Playing on hard difficulty pr hardest Why we always have to wait for power boost to increase because shot doesn’t cross the circle even got catch near the boundary everytime. So i started playing attacking shot only. Result low score
3.Grounded aggressive shot doesn’t work properly as When Playing towards the area where fielders are out of the 30 yards circle then I can playing grounded aggressively but not when fielders are in the circle.
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Test matches looks scripted as after certain overs i Mean before 70 or 80 AI controlled team gets allout.
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I have used each and every sliders to keep this game Balanced but My hands are up now
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played career mode , forcefully getting out , getting catch out or if i Got good score certainly a runout seems like a forcedully runout.
We really need a proper gameplay , I don’t know about others but I can compromise with any type of customization but really looking for a real gameplay It’s not about we don’t bowl well AI hardly miss any delivery.
Lastly if you really read this atleast reply us or something tell us because you guys created this game tell us what and how can we play a smooth game. I am expecting Esports tournament from you guys but with these type of gameplay We can not expect anything.
Still we love this game , Everday we find new way to play this game. Reply us otherwise …… ???
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@MattW @RossSymons please give us a one good update for gameplay and fielding we requested to you we pay for these game please give a update for proper fielding
Not getting clean bolds and lbws in T20 matches. All dismissals are catch outs. Please fix this issue.
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Brother we told these since last 3-4 month but no patch for game please big ant give us one patch for near realistic game play and decent fielding
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Right now bowling in Cricket 26 doesn’t feel meaningful because the AI doesn’t actually react to what you bowl. It just plays whatever shot the game logic decides, no matter the length, swing, seam, deception, or pressure you apply.That means bowling has no skill expression.
You can hit a perfect length, nail your timing, swing it late and the AI still drives it through cover like nothing Real‑time reaction — AI should read the ball after release, not pre‑decide its shot.Shot probability based on ball quality — A great ball should reduce scoring chances. A poor ball should increase them.Pressure system — Dot balls should create mistakes. Boundaries should build confidence.Adaptive batting — If you repeat the same length, the AI should pick it up. If you mix it well, it should struggle.Skill rewards — Perfect execution should cause edges, play‑and‑miss, LBWs, bowled, etc.Why it matters - Bowling should be harder, but when you get it right, it should feel more rewarding.
At the moment, difficulty only changes how aggressively the AI swings — not how intelligently it plays.Cricket is a battle of skill, deception, and pressure.
Cricket 26 needs an AI that reflects that.
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I don’t know about you guys. But I am enjoying playing cricket 24 game now It’s not about I am denying to play cricket 26 , if you love customization and latest update then go with c26 but have to face lot of problem but c24 has more edge at this moment.
There are two popular skill base game from player rating to skills of a gamer are Fc and cricket, if we can not enjoy playing our shots as well as we are not able to utilize our planing in terms of getting wicket and chasing score , this game will loose everything.
I don’t know you guys are ignoring or working on it let’s see.
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Exactly, you do get the edges in cricket 26 but they almost never go to slips, it only goes to keeper or gully, how can someone enjoy test matches or red ball ODIs without this aspect in the game
Game doesn’t even have top edges that go straight up, high but not far, they only go over the keeper for sixes, catch at third man or fine leg from top edge doesn’t happen, bat hitting inside half & ball ending inside the boundary doesn’t happen, fielders don’t dive forward or backward & tumble to take catches, they only dive sideways & diagonally
Game is already expressionless & way too much hard-coded, at times more focused in running the animation instead of doing basic fielding, response on boundary lines is still very late, now it also runs funny with stop-start & once ball goes over the line it does the sidestep, this is all despite many updates
if AI has decided to hit six on particular ball, it will hit no matter what, if you try to alter line, length or speed it doesn’t matter AI will hit even if it’s a tail-ender skills just don’t matter, variable bounce, AI getting deceived by lack of pace or bounce playing too early, getting hurried by pace or bounce jumping or fending at the ball, this just doesn’t happen in the game
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Could some one please tell me, if cricket 26 works in Macbook Pro m5 ?
Bizarrely I’ve found jumping and releasing on good timing picks up more wickets than it does on ideal.. Why I don’t know 
Another poster said the balls doesn’t get a top edge and doesn’t go straight up. It happens but keeper and fielders despite being directly under it just let it just drop to the ground… happened to me countless times.
There is a cheap way to get wickets in first class and test matches. First bring up the inner field. Put a man at short leg gully. Bowl bouncers and other variations of short balls. You will pick up wickets easily. Especially against all out aggressive, counter attackers and power hitters. The others take a few balls but they will hook/pull one straight into the waiting hands of a leg gully fielder. I’ve actually stopped doing it because I was getting 5 wickets or more in every innings for not a lot of runs. Took 4 in a over a few times
Now I only do it when I get frustrated at a all out aggressor puts me to the sword.
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Edges going straight up only happens in career mode that too only early on in career where AI player skill levels are low, this used to happen in cricket 24 as well, it doesn’t happen with international matches or IPL or any league, definitely not in custom tournaments
There is a major issue in Cricket 26 that needs fixing. No matter how well we bowl during the powerplay, the AI never gets out via LBW, a catch at slip off an edge, or being bowled. Please fix this so that if the AI plays a shot with poor or late timing, the ball edges to the slips or the wicketkeeper for a catch; and if they play a delivery on the stumps too early or late, they miss the ball and get out LBW or bowled, just like in real cricket. Please address these issues in the next update; it would make bowling much more enjoyable and provide a realistic, live-match experience, allowing us to truly enjoy T20 and ODI matches. All of us gamers hope to experience high-quality, realistic gameplay soon.and plz make sure add many new bowling actions.
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Everything is happening bro, edges, catches ,lbw even run out from AI as well..
No sliders needed for this .
But things we really want to fix are the shots for unorthodox as well as grounded aggressive not working properly, some shot they played extraordinary that would not be possible in real cricket that we all want.
Otherwise game is acting really good after last update.
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Yes I get the same thing. I’m batting for Yorkshire in player career. Batsmen such as root and Brook have batting averages in first class season of 20ish. Roots highest score in 18 innings was 67. And only got one half century
am writing to report a severe game-breaking issue regarding the bowling mechanics in Career Mode (Cricket 24 / Cricket 26). The AI batsman behavior is completely broken, making it impossible to take wickets despite altering various settings.
I have tuned my difficulty settings to ‘Easy’ and even boosted the swing slider to 80% to find a breakthrough, but the AI enters a perpetual defensive loop. In my recent match, my bowling figures were 11-55-0. The batsmen do not attempt any attacking strokes; they simply block or leave every delivery, giving zero chances for an edge, bowled, or LBW.
I have tried every single fast bowling variation, line, and length, but the core mechanics feel completely unresponsive. It seems the AI aggression on lower difficulties is non-existent, turning the career mode into a highly frustrating and unplayable experience.
Could you please look into this AI defensive loop glitch and release a tuning patch for the bowling mechanics as soon as possible?
I have already submitted a support ticket 3 days ago but have not received any response yet.
Thank you.
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Please fix AI running as well not able to convert ones into two’s. AI don’t run when there are over throws. AI very cautious in running. Fix this issue please. Also bowled and lbws are missing. Need to have better variations in wickets maximum dismissals are via catches outs.
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When bowling the game has gone from multiple C&B a innings to players bowlers not even being able to pick the ball up even when it’s dead at your feet. Yet the Ai teams have no trouble doing either.
This game goes from one extreme to another… Please find something inbetween
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plz add new bowling actions.just,we want more bowling actions,
and fix the pace of fast bowling, every bowler ball 150+ ,plz fix this issue of speed meter,So that the bowlers’ actual speed is displayed on the screen.
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I have recently done a couple of careers with Seam bowlers and I keep getting injured. I must get injured one in every 3 games dispite only bowling 2-3 overs. My stamina goes down ridiculously quickly and get injured when only bowling 2-3 over and then can’t play the next game or 2. It is is particularly frustrating in 3/4/5 day long format matches as this means I then can’t bowl in the second innings or Bat at all which makes us lose the game often enough and also stops me from playing the game. The frequency of this is frustrating so I just thought I’d share my thought.
Is anyone else also experiencing this issue ?