It’s a heads-up for all the cricket fans looking forward to catching all the actions and tidbits of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. All thanks to Google Search, Google Assistant, and YouTube, which are here to bring you everything related to the mega Cricket event on a platter in the next 6 weeks!
Stay in touch with Google Search
The Cricket fans are in for delightful updates and all the cricket action and fun in the coming 6 weeks as Google Search will show the tournament table, stats, and upcoming matches right away, with just a search query for “ICC Cricket World Cup” in English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, or Urdu. One is good to go from there to enjoy the updates from their most anticipated cricket matches.
If one wants to zero in on the action before the opening toss, just search for your favorite cricket team, for example, “India cricket team,” – and a stream of information such as the latest news, view squads, line-ups, and even diving into winning probabilities will come up, continuously updated before and during the game to keep a hold on and deliver the latest information while it’s fresh.
For those who cannot watch a live match, Google Search can help you stay updated on the updates, nevertheless, by putting up short video clips highlighting the nail-biting moments and more. One can have an overview and feel of the match by reading the live commentary in English and Hindi. Those following a team or all matches in the World Cup will also get game notifications on their home screen to keep them hooked to the match in progress.
To stay tuned with the matches, you can pin real-time scores on your Android phone screen from Google Search on mobile browsers or even from the Android Google App, so that there’s no way one misses out on catching up with the match of their favorite teams. Just look for the match you want to look up, tap and drag to pin the match anywhere on the screen and enjoy the score updates.
Not only this, one can look up match summaries after the match including player of the match, top performers and key moments which makes up for those who miss out on the real-time match viewing due to some reason. Video recaps from select broadcasting partners showing highlights of major match moments will pop up on the screen within an hour of the end of the match.
Stay updated on the ICC Cricket World Cup with Google Assistant
The Google assistant is here to ensure that you never miss a game and all you need to do for it is ask the assistant: “Hey Google, when does Australia play next?” To add to this, while watching your favorite team hit another six or topple the rival team’s top batting order, your Assistant can do multitask for you by propping up interesting stats about your favorite player or team – such as how many careers runs a player has, or who the player of a specific match was, all with just a query posed to the assistant. For up-to-date stats, ask the Google Assistant, “Hey Google, what are the current Cricket standings?” This feature is also available in Google Search.
Special update bonanza from YouTube
Last but not least, YouTube will offer highlights to every game on the official ICC channel, with top teams like England and Australia will take uploading behind-the-scenes of their players on YouTube channels to spice things up.
With Google Search, Google Assistant, and YouTube gearing up to provide everything one needs to keep pace with the proceedings of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the World Cup Season gets hotter and more exciting than ever! Bring on the cricket fever!
