# Cricket Captain 2022 — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Cricket Captain 2022 by Childish Things Ltd, rated 3.23/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cricket-captain-2022/id1622832697/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cricket-captain-2022/id1622832697.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (11 of 50) ### 3/5 — Auctions *2024-05-16* Like the game. Do you plan on incorporating auctions for the Indian t20 league in future editions? Will make the game a lot more enjoyable! ### 2/5 — Paying is annoying *2023-06-24, version 1.6* You shouldn’t have to pay to finish the season ### 3/5 — Um *2023-01-22, version 1.3* Not high enough money at the start and hard to add players ### 2/5 — Fine but needs more work *2023-01-12, version 1.3* Is not fair that we have no choice to buy the game to play more tests ### 2/5 — NO ALL ROUNDER RANKING *2022-12-25* No updates at all ### 3/5 — Ok game but *2022-12-19, version 1.3* It is stupid that we have to pay to keep on playing I really like the game but this annoys me do please get rid of it ### 2/5 — Where’s the review? *2022-12-17, version 1.3* Seriously, hardly any upgrades. If you really wanted to be different where is the review system? Cricket has moved on ### 3/5 — Hundred issues…. *2022-11-24, version 1.3* Generally fine and enjoyable - but if you are playing in England the Hundred ruins the game. I send 10-12 players there and they all come back on 0 or 1 star - ruins the last few Champo games and is completely unrealistic. ### 3/5 — Remove cost *2022-11-03, version 1.3* Good game but please remove cost ### 4/5 — Good but you get out too quickly *2022-10-14, version 1.3* This is a brilliant game, but sometimes you end up being at 27/5 when the opposition are at 212/2. Also, it’s impossible in test matches to get loads of runs with over 100 strike rate and yet the AI always get 200+ runs with over 100 strike rate. I would like to see reviews in the game ### 3/5 — Best out there but still behind the times *2022-09-06, version 1.3* The triumph of this game is undoubtedly the test/ first class arena, and has been for some length of time. Games are realistic (aside from the still infuriating propensity for your side to collapse on occasion) and varied and victories feel hard won. Anyone attempting to play ‘Bazball’ is likely to come unstuck, but be patient, see off the best bowlers and you can cash in later as an attack tires. The field aggression settings have changed and now 4 notches appears to be a standard first class field. Bowling at leg stump also seems to bring results occasionally- in previous years this resulted in being pummelled everywhere. However, it was the shorter formats on which this game was promoted. In short, yes run rates and bowler economy are more realistic, with more runs scored and higher strike rates. The major flaw however is the propensity to collapse in a heap, when even trying to tick along at a sensible rate, remains. Seeing a middle order of Malan, Stokes, Buttler and Moeen wilt spectacularly and regularly against the mighty Dutch was particularly disheartening. Oddly, a lot of the time, your bowlers will then make a handy 20 or 30 to get you to a reasonable total. As an Essex fan however, I found it difficult to watch the batsmen fall away, only to see renowned rabbits Cook and Porter chip us to a reasonable total. The only solace to this (unlike some posters will have you believe) is the same happens to the computer. Somehow Lancashire failed to chase 275 after being 150-0 in 23 overs. India were rescued by a brilliant unbeaten 35 by Jasprit Bumrah as he put on 60 for the final wicket with Chahal. And ‘London Green’ fell from 103-2 to 107-7, before the Curran brothers beat my Leeds side. Collapses happen in cricket, but to have the same pattern play out in short format games does start to wear thin very quickly. Conditions also barely seem to matter in the shorter formats. A case in point was running through South Africa in a T20 game on a cloudy day with no wear on the pitch with Rashid and Moeen… The same complaints about the game being stuck in a time warp are still somewhat valid. The graphics still result in edges going to bizarre places and an absence of “modern shots” (i.e: shots now seen for at least 15 years like the reverse sweep). Jonathan Agnew still peddles the same cliched commentary that he has done for years now. There is no DRS, which has been in the game for over a decade. There is no opportunity to play the women’s game despite its explosion in popularity and regen players still have hilariously outdated names. I for one cannot wait to see how a young Terry Harris gets on at Essex… This is still a very good game and the best out there for cricket management. The database is huge and the statistical detail is very impressive. The legends mode is a lot of fun and you can create a never-ending stream of scenarios, from seeing how Don Bradman would have fared in T20 cricket to making Dwayne Leverock captain of your… horizontally challenged team, you can pretty much create whatever you like and it is a lot of fun. In short, this game is still good fun and hopefully with some fixes and patches the shorter formats will become more accessible and playable. Do not expect all the bells and whistles of 2022 cricket, but it is undeniably a good game for the cricket lover. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Absolutely dreadful *2023-09-22, version 1.6* So so many problems with this game and I’ve uninstalled because it is absolutely pathetic. 1) Batsmen don’t keep up with the run rate even when you set them to bat at a certain speed. 2) Young players are OP and overshadow the actual experienced players which is just totally unrealistic in every single way. 3) Same game year after year with just updated players and transfers which is just utterly lazy. 4) Match engine can be laggy and insufficient with the camera zooming out randomly making for an annoying gameplay experience. 5) In T20, it’s almost impossible to win the tournament because opposition batsmen seem to just hit boundary after boundary whilst my team falls apart. 6) When batting on ultra defensive in the CC, all it does is make it easier to get out and batsmen still play shots into the sky which is just dumb. All in all players will just do their own thing no matter what settings you put anything on, so you’re not actually captaining the team, you’re sort of just there which is so so stupid! Thanks for your time but not your game! ### 1/5 — Pathetic *2023-08-18, version 1.6* Scummiest game you will find. Whoever made this game is an absolute disgrace. 10+ drops a match for the player, zero for the opposition…every match guaranteed. Opposition scores 500+ and you follow up with 20/5…doesn’t matter what team you’re play with or against. And winning a toss does not exist in this scummy game ### 1/5 — Ok *2023-05-10, version 1.6* Would be good if you didn’t have to pay ### 1/5 — Zero effort *2023-02-17, version 1.5* The devs have been consistently putting zero effort into this game since years. Career mode for an international team can end abruptly due to lack of players in the squad, Afghanistan would score 400+ runs while you’d be 5 down for 35 on the same pitch - just some of the gems from this game. ### 1/5 — Zerooooo stars *2023-01-14, version 1.3* I just hate this game ### 1/5 — Made by cheats *2023-01-11, version 1.3* The game is made by bias, cheating Poms and they make England impossible to beat. ### 1/5 — Performance anyone? *2022-11-27, version 1.3* The performance of the game is terrible in patches with massive lag spikes on the highlights which really takes away from the game. ### 1/5 — Little Change *2022-10-26, version 1.3* Same game, very little difference to the last 10! Despite claims to the contrary, still consistent, unrealistic T20 batting collapses. Unrealistic AI field settings. ### 1/5 — Not getting new players *2022-10-10, version 1.3* When I’m playing in carrer mode for any country I don’t get young players added to my squad automatically. I have to just choose from same old players ### 1/5 — Garbage *2022-08-21* Bro goddamn this game zero logic zero technique game was made on $2 budget ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Need drs plzzzzz *2023-06-12* ADD DRS ### 5/5 — Like the original *2023-05-25, version 1.6* It’s pretty much the exact same as the historic versions. ICC ‘99 was the best game ever. This is exactly the same concept just modernised. Very clever AI too (declaring to set targets in tests etc) If you don’t like this game well, then you really don’t understand the finer points of cricket. And that’s your fault. If you’re an intelligent person you’ll love this game. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2023-04-20, version 1.6* I’ve been playing cricket captain since 2018 it is very good and has had great additions over the years I would love the addition of the women’s game and for the people that are internationally contracted to be a bit more realistic apart from that it is great ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2022-11-11, version 1.3* It’s just a good game ### 5/5 — Feature needed *2022-09-06* Needs drs review ### 5/5 — Spot on *2022-06-27, version 1.0* 👍 ### 4/5 — It’s Good *2023-06-01, version 1.6* As far as manager games go, this game is pretty good. Quite accurate and details are spot on. No complex issues by upgrading training facilities, dog park etc and hiring strange personnel. It’s like your old and brilliant Sports Manager game. Only downside is that I have been playing this game on Mobile since it’s inception and not a lot has really changed. I would love to see a big improvement with graphics and maybe a slight change/newer style. The cut scenes are the same as 10 years ago. If it wasn’t for the outdated graphics this would be 5 stars. Also, I am happy to pay for the cost of the game as games like this shouldn’t be free and companies need funds to produce further games and make them better. I quite like the trial aspect at the start to lead you in. ### 4/5 — Remove the cost! *2023-02-12, version 1.4* This game is well made, very advanced (what I like) can sign any players from the overseas and etc but the only thing which should be removed is the cost. U will have lot more people playing without the cost and people won’t have to be mad and writing a bad review ### 4/5 — Player Records for Last 12 months *2023-02-11* One thing I really missed in this game is player records for last 12 months. Sometimes what happened is the player who performed very well last year and in top 20 rankings too but he has not been selected because of current year performance. ### 4/5 — Good game but needs improvements *2022-12-23, version 1.3* Love playing the series but would love to see more features, especially one like an auction for t20 leagues. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*