Batting Tips — How to Score Big

Cricket All Stars uses a tap-based batting system. You read the delivery, pick a direction, and tap. Sounds simple — and it is — but timing and shot selection are what separate 180-run innings from 90-run collapses.

Watch the Ball Release, Not the Bowler

New players make the mistake of watching the bowler's run-up animation. Instead, focus your attention on the moment the ball leaves the hand. That is where your timing decision starts. The game gives you a visual cue at release — react to that, not the build-up.

Read the Trajectory Line

Cricket All Stars shows the ball's predicted trajectory before delivery. Use this to decide early whether to play a defensive shot, a drive, or a pull. A ball angled into your pads is a different opportunity than one coming in full on middle stump.

Tap Timing for Boundaries

Boundaries come from a combination of good direction and early timing. If you tap slightly early on a full delivery, you get the drive. If you tap on time for a short ball, you get the pull or hook. Tapping late results in edges and mistimed shots. Practice in Quick Match mode at Amateur difficulty to get a feel for the timing window before moving up.

Speed Up the Follow-Through

After a shot, tap the screen again to skip the follow-through animation at 2x speed. This keeps the pace of play fast and stops the game feeling sluggish during long innings.

Don't Chase Every Ball

At higher difficulty levels — Professional and above — the AI bowls to your weaknesses. If you are hitting through the off side, you will see more balls outside off stump angled away. Adjust your shot selection based on where the field is set, not just instinct.

Bowling Tips — Taking Wickets

Bowling in Cricket All Stars is more strategic than most mobile cricket games because you control both line and length, and you set your own field before the over starts.

Use the Trajectory Preview

The game shows a visual ball trajectory line when bowling. Use this to deliberately pitch in areas that make the batsman uncomfortable — short outside off for a caught-behind, full on leg stump for an LBW chance.

Vary Your Deliveries

Bowling the same type of delivery repeatedly gives the AI time to adjust. Mix pace bowlers with spinners. Mix yorkers with bouncers. On higher difficulty settings, this matters a lot — the AI adapts after two or three balls of the same type.

Set Your Field Before the Over

This is one of Cricket All Stars' best features and one many players ignore. Before each over, you pick the field placement. If the batsman is strong on the leg side, pack the leg side. If you are bowling short, bring in the catching fielders. Think two or three balls ahead when setting your field.

Use the AI Simulation Option

If you are chasing a target and want to focus only on batting, let the AI bowl your overs using the auto-simulation option. This saves mental energy and keeps the session fun. Just check the run rate the AI is giving up — it is not always tight.

Mode-Specific Tips

Quick Match — Score a Target Fast

Quick Match is designed for speed. Do not waste overs playing defensively. Go aggressive from ball one, rotate the strike well, and build partnerships. The matches are short enough that a collapse halfway through is recoverable if the back end of your batting order fires.

T20 League — Pick Your Difficulty Honestly

Start at Semi-Pro, not Amateur. Amateur is so easy it gets boring fast. Semi-Pro gives you a challenge without the frustration of Professional where a single mistimed shot can unravel an innings. Move up to Professional once you are winning at Semi-Pro comfortably.

In the league format, consistency matters more than fireworks. A 150 from 20 overs every game will get you to the top of the table faster than one 200 followed by three 80s.

World Cup — Know Your Opponents

National teams in the World Cup mode have different strengths. Play a couple of Quick Matches against a team before facing them in the tournament to learn their bowling patterns. Some national team AI bowlers heavily favour short-pitched deliveries — adjust your batting accordingly.

Test Match — Patience Is the Strategy

Test Match requires a completely different mindset. Do not play shots at balls outside off stump in the first hour. Build a partnership, get your eye in, and let the bad balls come to you. The scoring rate matters far less than wickets in hand across five sessions.

Best Settings for Performance

If the game runs slow or drops frames, these adjustments help without killing the visual experience too much.

  • Graphics Quality: Set to Medium on 3-4 GB RAM devices. High is only worth it on 6 GB+ RAM phones.
  • Frame Rate: Keep at 60 FPS if your device supports it. Drop to 30 FPS only if the game stutters noticeably.
  • Shadows: Turn this to Low or Off first if you experience lag. It has the biggest impact on performance with the least visual difference during gameplay.
  • Crowd Detail: Reduce this on lower-end devices. The crowd is background detail — you will not miss the quality reduction mid-match.
  • Close all background apps before launching the game. Cricket All Stars needs RAM available, and background apps eating memory causes the most noticeable frame drops.

For a more detailed settings breakdown by device spec, check our blog post on best Cricket All Stars settings for low-end Android phones.

Earning and Progression

Cricket All Stars is free to play with in-app purchases. You earn in-game currency by completing matches, hitting performance milestones, and finishing daily challenges. The core progression — signing players, improving your squad, and customising your stadium — is accessible without spending real money if you play consistently.

The paid options accelerate progression but do not give you a hard gameplay advantage in the offline modes. In the T20 League and World Cup, a well-played match with your starter squad can beat a poorly-played match with a premium squad on higher difficulties.

Mistakes New Players Make

  • Starting on Legendary difficulty and getting frustrated — begin at Semi-Pro
  • Ignoring the field placement screen before each bowling over
  • Batting too aggressively in Test Match mode — pace yourself
  • Not using the auto-simulation option for bowling when tired or rushed
  • Forgetting to tap after the shot to speed up the follow-through animation

Once you are comfortable with the basics, head to our full review to understand how the different modes compare in depth, or check our dedicated batting tips article for a deeper breakdown of shot selection.