The craze of playing games is not new on mobile phones. It all started back in 1998 when Nokia decided to put Snake game on its phone, the of which was Nokia 6110. However, it got people’s attention when Nokia Put an improved version of Snake in its all-time hit phone, the legendary Nokia 3310. The mobile games reached a whole new level when Apple released the iOS and Google released the Android OS. Combined with the ever improving hardware, Android and iOS attracted big and small game developers, who were able to make hundreds of good quality games for Android & iOS. Today almost everyone with an Android Phone or an iPhone spends some of their time playing games on Android.

Today we will talk on about the Best cricket games for Android. We will cover the best cricket games for iOS or iPhone in a future article. Though you can find some of the best quality and addicting games on Android. Sadly there are not enough Best cricket games on Android platform or iOS platform. Even the Playstation, Xbox and PC platform lacks good Cricket Games. The Android cricket games listed in this article also do not do justice with cricket but, these are the best cricket games you will find on Android. I am cricket player and love cricket, and I am always in search of good cricket games for Android. The Android cricket games listed in this article are the best that I have found so far after a lot of research and installing and testing dozens of cricket games for Android.

There are some full cricket games giving you the oppurtunity to play some realistic cricket on Android while some are just for fun arcade type and mission based Android cricket games in which you will be completing some challenges given to you. I have tried very hard to include some very good 3D cricket games and real cricket games for Android. While most of these cricket games are free, there are a couple of paid Android games too, which I could not avoid to include. I hope you will like my list of the Best Cricket Games for Android. If you do please do not forget to share these best Android cricket games with your friends. If you know about a good cricket game for Android which is not listed in this article please let us know in the comments section.

Top 5 Best Android Cricket Games for Your Smartphones

Here are 5 of the best Android cricket games that you can download from Google Play Store.

ICC Pro Cricket 2015

ICC Pro Cricket 2015 is one of the best real cricket games for Android. It was also the official game of the ICC for the cricket World Cup 2015. It is one of the most realistic cricket game for Android with detailed 3D graphics. From the gameplay point of view, the game is not very different from other 3D cricket games for Android. The batting is strikingly simple. All you have to is pick an angle, and then tap the “Ground” or “Loft” button to play a ground shot or a sky high sixer. The bowling is a bit complex involving interacting with a few sliders and drawing out the path of your ball. The fielding is automatic as any other free Android cricket game.

World Cricket Championship 2

World Cricket Championship 2 is another realistic cricket simulation game for Android. The has been able to attract cricket fans with its realistic gameplay, It is a sequel to the popular World Cricket Championship. There are over 45 different batting shots (I haven’t noticed all of them, but this is what the developers say). The ball physics is quite accurate too and responds to the pitch conditions. It lets you bat and ball and if you are not interested in bowling, you can skip that too. In World Cricket Championship 2 has 18 different international teams and 10 domestic teams which you can choose from. You can participate in tournaments like World Two Cup, Blitz Tournament, and ODI series. You can also challenge your friends or a random player online.

Cricket Captain 2015 (Paid, Price: $10)

Cricket Captain 2015 is also one of the best and realistic 3D cricket simulation games. Cricket Captain is not new when it comes to cricket games. The Cricket Captain series has offered some great cricket games in the past to consoles and PC. The Cricket Captain 2015 is no exception. It packs some stunning and realistic 3D graphics, the physics are good and the gameplay is also not less impressive. It now also includes domestic cricket clubs, allowing you to play in all three formats. Cricket Captain 2015 for Android also provides real and updated states of each international cricketer. Cricket Captain 2015 is the complete cricket simulation package and the best that you can find on Play Store but, only if you are willing to pay $10 for a cricket game. No matter how good this game is, the $10 price tag is unjustified.

Stick Cricket, Stick Cricket 2, Stick Cricket Premier League

Stick cricket is not a realistic cricket simulation game for Android and it does not have realistic 3D effects, but it is the most successful and addictive game on the Android, iOS, and Windows platform. It is more like a baseball game than a cricket game. It has a slogan, “Hit out or get out” which suits the game perfectly. You don’t have to be a cricket lover to find stick cricket fun to play. Even those who hate cricket can be found playing stick cricket. The gameplay is simply stunning, and stunningly simple (seeking forgiveness from LG). There is no bowling, no fielding, just batting. In batting all you have to is to guess the direction of the ball and tap on the left or right button according to the direction of the bowl. Despite the simplistic gameplay, it lets you play insane shots including unorthodox shots like Scoop, Ramp, Switch hit and Helicopter shots. There are three variants of the game, Stick cricket, Stick Cricket 2 and Stick Cricket Premier League.

Smash Cricket

I was confused about this spot, whether to include a realistic cricket simulation game or a “stick cricket” like game, meant just for having a good time. It was Real Cricket VS Smash Cricket, in the end, I decided to go with Smash Cricket which is fun to play. Real Cricket is not a bad cricket game but it is not the best either. Smash Cricket is a lot similar to Stick Cricket when it comes to gameplay. It is all about hiting the ball harder. The controls are different, though. In stick cricket, you have to tap the buttons on the left or right depending on the direction of the ball. In Smash cricket, you have to swipe on the screen in a direction where you want the ball to go. It is alot easier to play as compared to stick cricket. Smash Cricket is all about timing the ball because you already know where the ball will land. The reason that I have included Smash Cricket in this list is that you can challenge a friend or any random online person to play online with you. It is not a real multiplayer, though. You do not bowl to your friend and your friend does not bowl to you. You just play the same game at the same time ball by ball. In four overs whoever scores more runs win the game. You will your friend play, in a small window on the right side of your screen.

BONUS: Brian Lara Cricket 2007



Brian Lara cricket has been one of my favorite cricket games on PC. It is still one of the best developed by developers who know how to build cricket games. Brian Lara Cricket 2007 is not an Android game, it is a PSP game but you can play it on your Android phone via PPSSP (PSP emulator). You can download the PPSSP emulator from the Google Play Store Here. Install the PPSSP emulator. Download Brian Lara Cricket 2007 PSP ISO. Follow this guide to load and play the game using PPSSP emulator. Its a lot of work but you get to play Brian Lara Cricket 2007 and I couldn’t resist to include Brian Lara Cricket 2007 in the Best Cricket games for Android.

I hope you have found the Android cricket games you were looking for. Here are some good online cricket games that you might want to play. Please do let us know if you know about another great cricket games for Android.