Technology has come a long way since the emergence of cricket. Earlier were the times when people listened to the cricket commentary through radios. Gradually the cricket hearing experience shifted to a cricket watching experience for the audience. People started watching cricket on their television sets. Moreover, nowadays, we watch IPL on our phones through different streaming platforms. Looking at the entire journey of cricket, it has grown in several formats. Cricketing watching is the most awaited experience that gets fulfilled during the IPL season. The following are some of the ways how technology has improved the cricket watching experience in our lives. The below was created by sports analysts at Betway.
Bringing cricket at home
The digitalization of technology has brought cricket home for cricket fans. Sitting at home, you can enjoy watching cricket with your family. It was difficult to get tickets for the show in earlier days; people had to stand in long queues and wait for the tickets.
But now all you have to do is open your mobile phone and watch the game. Even if you don't find time during the match, you can watch it when you have time.
Enjoying with family
There are rare times when we get to spend time with our family. Cricket has always set a tradition to bring the entire family together. It is delightful to enjoy watching live IPL with family members.
However, technology has drastically changed this experience. Now you can plug in your mobile phone with television to get the best streaming experience along with cricket match highlights of the day. Cheering your favorite team with family is the best memory during the IPL season.
Joining a virtual community
There are various streaming platforms like Hotstar and Cricbuzz, which provide live match updates for IPL. They have virtual communities that you can join to share views and comments with your friends.
In this community, you can also find people of the same interest in cricket as you. Cricket should never be watched alone; it is better when protected with other people. Sharing views and updates can help you socialize with people of different mindsets using technology.
Live leadership board
Technology has advanced to new levels where you can get the current run rate, play ratio, and scoreboard of your favorite players. The drones flying over the stadium where matches are held provides clips of the match from several angles of your favorite players.
Live leadership board helps you know where the tournaments are going, which team is performing the best, and which players need to get their game strong. It is beneficial to get updates of IPL when you are not able to watch full matches.
Creating puzzles, quiz and clicking selfies
In the present scenario, IPL is not just for watching cricket. It is about socializing with friends and family by sharing quizzes and puzzles about the tournament and matches. There is an additional feature of clicking selfies and adding hashtags to make a community for your favorite teams and players during the IPL season. Technology has truly revamped the cricket viewing experience for cricket fans.
