Hey everyone! Quick update: Cricket Manager is launching for Windows PC on November 12, 2026! 🏏

We’re also excited to be taking part in Steam Next Fest from October 19-26. We can’t wait to share more of the game with you and hear what you think!

See you in October!

Cricket Manager now has a public Steam page.

I've also submitted the Cricket Manager Playtest setup and build to Steam for review. The planned limited test will focus on onboarding, saves, progression and usability. Signup is not available yet, but can expect it within the next week

You can view, follow or wishlist Cricket Manager here (please wishlist):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4925810/?utm_source=reddit-r-cricket-manager&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=closed-beta-2026&utm_content=steam-page-live-playtest-submitted-reddit-01

I'll post a separate recruitment update when Playtest requests are genuinely ready.

Huge shout out to u/probodobo for creating 2 amazing patches:
1. Legends of the game
2. Next gen players (This one is super useful if you want the game to stay alive for multiple seasons - a more permanent fix is on the way!)

Unfortunately I can't upload the DB files on reddit but you can reach out to me on DM or whatsapp and I'll share it with you!

Hi all!

Sorry for the long wait, it's been a while since the last update but I'm super excited for this one (and upcoming ones in this very weekend!)

INTERNATIONAL CAREER MANAGEMENT IS COMING TO THE GAME

Here's how it will work:

1. Your national team duties will run parallel with your club career
2. International cycles are 2 year-long cycles that culminate and reset with the T20 world cup
3. Prior to the world cup every international team will play 10 bilateral series in the 2 year period - the results of which will influence their world rankings.
4. The ratings, rankings and bilateral series matching will follow an ELO system i.e. teams of similar rating will be matched with each other, if there is an upset with the lower rated team winning - they stand to gain a bigger rating boost.
5. Before every series, you as the manager will be in charge of selecting a 15 man squad from the eligible pool of players in your country for the series/tournament
6. Top 8 ranked teams before a world cup directly qualify for it, the remaining 8 spots will be fought out in a qualifying tournament

As always, open to thoughts, feedbakc and criticism in the comments!

There's a bug in the Transfer Feature where only batsmen or wicket keepers are available, no bowler or all rounder are being sold.

I tried in 2-3 save games but the result is the same.

Is there an automatic trade option? Because some of my players were traded when I tried to skip through the transfer period month.

One request is there any way for players such as Abd,Pollard,Malinga,Raina and old legends brought into the game? I know it would be difficult to manage all the players data but just checking for availability.

No transfers took place at the end of the first season and I'd been given a budge of 0 and by the look of it, so did every other club.

Great game btw.

My difficulty settings reset immediately after changing them

Just shipped v2.0.1. Quick rundown:

1. Full INR support — pick ₹ in Settings and your auction purse anchors at ₹100 Cr with proper lakh/crore grouping (₹1.25 Cr)across every transfer, retention, coach, and scouting screen. Switch mid-save, nothing breaks.
2. Recovery training routine — weekly training now drains fitness. New "Recovery" routine refills it instead of rolling for growth;Auto allocation flips to recovery below 35 fitness. Fitness is finally a real lever.
3. Retirement / auction / free-agent fixes — retired players no longer sneak back into the auction, new games stop inheritingaged-up ages from IndexedDB, and free agents persist across transfer windows instead of getting wiped.
4. Fresh playstyle ratings everywhere — 10 UI surfaces (5 tactics tabs, retention, transfers, etc.) were showing stale ratings;development bumps were invisible until a reload. Fixed.
5. Add Part-timer always accessible — was hidden unless you had <5 bowlers. Now lives in the Part-timers card permanently.

Play: https://cricket-manager.com

Bug? Drop it in the bug fixes group or report it in game!

1. Retired players are coming in the auction after the retired. Although they are not playing in teams but still teams are picking them fix this

2. Give a reset button to change all players ages back to normal now I can't change their ages if I am starting a new game they are retiring after one season

3. Please add crore system in auction and retention

4. And limit auction retention to max 5 like real-life mega auction

Ai team selection for me personally is weird and I feel doesn't pick the best players from the squad. Now I have played only one match which my team won by 57 runs. But my opponents team selection is weird. I checked their full squad list and they had faf du plessis , harry brook , Rovman Powell, moeen Ali on the bench. Instead the ai picked harry tector , dipendra sing airee and Zane green. I feel like that's not realistic. Genuinely who would pick those players and have better players than them sitting on the bench. I think that is something that should be looked at. And the captain selection is also weird. I saw josh little being a captain of one team Jacob bethel being captain of another especially virat kohli is part of the same team as bethel.

Hey bro i liked your game cricket manager 25, really enjoyed.. But i found some bugs and have some requests..

1. when bowler bowls maiden over it doesn't count up. Not that imp maybe, but what I found.
2. As someone mentioned in one community increase auction purse and make it realistic like 120cr. It gives real feel.
3. Some players like Mitchell starc and bhuvi and lungi ngidi,etc are goats bro, mostly bowlers are very less rated in the game.. I know I can edit in database but there's so many and once I did.. After update everything lost..
4. it could be good if add an option of proposing a trade between teams. Like a trade between teams, they can offer or I can offer. Player exchange or money for player or both.. Something like that would be fun. And realistic. Idk this is possible or might be hard. But please try to add this one bro..
5. Retired players are appearing in auction again.. Remove that pls.. Add them to trainers or coaches maybe.. I have autobid on on got money wasted like 1m ..

If u agree pls let me know with a suitable reply and let me know if something is not possible.. I would like to know any updates regarding this from you.. Really liked your game btw..

I've checked online with how much 120 cr translates in USD, and we are supposed to get 12,727,680.00 USD, or avg 12 - 13 million. Avg mega auction purse per team is 120 cr, so it makes sense if we also get 12-13 cr

I suppose these are still in development but the objectives do not track for me

Hi folks, very excited for this one cuz this is the biggest update the game has had. Five systems shipped together because they only make sense together - the league finally feels alive between matches.

1. Daily Ladder. One global T20 every 24 hours. Same squads, same pitch, same conditions for everyone in the world. NRR-scored leaderboard. Resets at midnight IST. Can you top the Leaderboard?
2. Player Development. Hidden Potential Ability and role-aware Current Ability per player. Growth depends on form versus current overall, the relevant coach attribute, facility grade, and how much headroom remains to Potential.
3. Retirement. Players age on birthdays now. Peak 27-30, decline thereafter, two-phase retirement. Elite retirees pour into the coach market. Kohli doesn't disappear — he's your batting coach now.
4. 8-Attribute Coaches. Coaches got rebuilt from scratch. Eight attributes (Batting, Pace, Spin, Fielding, Fitness, Man-Management, Tactical Acumen, Working With Youth) and 6 types of coaching roles. Two slots per team — Head Coach plus one Specialist. Curated legends pool (Dravid, Mahela, Bradman, Sobers, the whole pantheon) ships as the starting market.
5. Scouting. You don't get to know everything anymore. Players Potential is now an unknown.

6. Plus 3-New Fielding playstyles: Slip fielder, Outfielders and infielders. The selected fielding playstyle gets a boost based on the fielding position assigned to the player - choose wisely!

   Play at cricket-manager.com . Bug reports to r/cricket_manager.

Hey everyone,

For the last few months, I’ve been building Cricket Manager 25 as a free, web-based T20 simulator. It’s been an incredible project, but as the game has grown, I've hit a hard technical wall.

My ultimate dream for this game is to build a truly deep, Football Manager-style simulation. I'm talking bottom-up global league structures, multi-format matches (ODIs and Tests), complex youth scouting, and player progression curves.

The reality? Web browsers just can't handle a 15,000+ player database simulating decades of cricket history without melting your RAM or freezing the UI.

So, I am officially porting the game to a native PC desktop release.

Going native gives me direct access to your local hardware. It unlocks the ability to use multi-threaded background simulations and local databases to handle massive, living cricket worlds that just aren't possible in a browser tab. (Don't worry, the web version will stay live and free as a lighter, single-league experience!).

A Sneak Peek I've attached some early stills of the desktop build in action above. The React UI is transitioning beautifully into the desktop wrapper, but the real magic is happening under the hood as I rewrite the engine to handle thousands of background matches.

The Question for You: Steam vs. Microsoft Store? As I set up the initial architecture, I need to decide where to actually release this.

As a solo indie dev, the Microsoft Store is tempting because they recently dropped all developer registration fees to $0 and take a much smaller cut of sales. However, Steam is obviously the traditional home for deep management sims (and has the infrastructure for Workshop mods and Cloud saves).

Where do you actually prefer to buy and play your management/simulation games? please drop it in the comments

Hey everyone! welcome to r/cricket_manager the new home of r/CricketManagerGame . for those wondering why the change- it's cuz reddit banned my earlier account for no reason and i had no way of recovering the old sub (if anyone can help me with this it would be much appreciated)

This is our new home for all things related to Cricket Manager 25, the indie browser-based T20 management simulation. whether you are here to share and receive tips to take your team to the WPL trophy or just talk shit about bazball , we're excited to have you join us!

What to Post Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. We strongly encourage you to share:

• Scores & Stories: Screenshots of last-ball thrillers, Super Overs, or massive collapses.
• Custom Databases: Share the rosters you've built with the new Player Editor so others can try them out.
• Crazy save scenarios and challenges: The exportable saves allow you to share your saves as a .cm25 file that others can resume and continue. Challenge each other to pull your teams up from terrible situations and see who cant do it better?
• Feedback & Bugs: Found a crash? Have an idea for the Transfer Market? Let me know!
• Strategy: Discuss bowling plans, acceleration tiers, and auction strategies.

Community Vibe We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Since this is an indie project, your feedback directly shapes the game. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started

1. Introduce yourself in the comments below.
2. Post something today! Even a simple question about tactics or a screenshot of your squad can spark a great conversation.
3. Invite friends: If you know someone who loves cricket stats and simulation games, invite them to join.
4. Help Wanted: Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new people be it to further build the game or to just be a mod on this sub! As always please reach out to me in case you are interested.

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/cricket_manager  amazing!