ESPNcricinfo - Cricket Scores Reviews

by Raag_cricketer

Previous cricinfo app was probably the best in the market..had everything possible in terms of record, stats, etc and ESPNcricinfo is a complete fail. You cannot look up anything. Also, the feature in which it redirects to the other page it just a waste because if thats the case you don’t need an app, you can simply go the google page and look up whatever you want. In the previous one, you were able to look up the last 10 innings of that player and this one no chance. I was a big fan of ESPNcricinfo, used all my life and now its simply a waste. Highly disappointed and now moving to cricbuzz. As of now its the best in the market..but still its not as good as the previous version of cricinfo. One star from me. Hope it returns to the original.

by Swrao

This applies to the website as much as to ESPNcricinfo . It's difficult to impossible to find content that is current or relevant. There appears to be no real structure or organization in place. One clear example is the recent Ranji Trophy semifinals. I couldn't find any article or scorecard for the matches no matter how much I scrolled. There were seemingly hundreds of other articles about other series/matches. As a long time user of this site and app, I hope some changes are made soon.

by Pal1134

Just by scrolling past an ad banner, the ad opens by itself. Surely they are racking in tons of ad revenue from the innocent users. It almost seems wrong in this case as they forcefully direct the user to the full page ad even though they have not clicked on this.
Also the UI in the way it’s being done and set up seems so cheap.
Disney and ESPN have had great standards over the years, although by some random decision to earn pennies on the ads has been prioritized over the customer experience.
I hope this cheapness is stopped and they also bring back the ability to view last 10 innings performance of a player. The desktop version has it so not sure why the mobile does not.
Perhaps they can take away some ad real estate to prioritize the real features.
Shame on you - Disney !!!

P.S. The add support page also gives a page not found. Where do you go to request support before the non existing support page - lol

by Boby Limbu

This latest app is not properly working in my iPhone. Couldn’t easily open. It is not about my internet network but it is about your latest update, I am feeling really irritated with the latest version. The previous one was so smooth and fast and had easy and having all features.,..this latter one is missing something..,,,plz do correct as possible as ......now I am using Cricbuzz since it is not opening easily in my iPhone .....only 1 star

by Samuelvimalraja

The quality of app has gone worse on every update. The native app used to be very cool. Loading videos on home page is very bad. Looks like web view of the this app site responsive design. Too many ads popping every now and then is even worse. Create an app version without ads. Try to keep ESPNcricinfo simple and easy. Don’t try to fill in too many stuffs like now. Moving to cricbuzz app which isn’t perfect but certainly better than this.

Update after an Year, still same or even worse. Tried for a week and uninstalled again.

by Deokar

I understand to monetize a platform through ads and in some way support that. But the ads on cricinfo after the last update has been awful. There have been few inappropriate ads shown in the platform. ESPNcricinfo has somewhat become unusable and way too intrusive. Why not provide ad free version for ESPN+ subscribers. If needed why not bring back the subscription option to get rid of all the ads. You guys have a wonderful platform but please do not ruin it with short term gain.

by Grkhetan

Since 7.1.2 version was released a week ago, unable to use ESPNcricinfo . It keeps switching to different screens automatically. For example if I am watching a IPL match live tab, it goes back to home page after a few seconds. Sometimes. Or just refreshes the page. If I am watching a video on that live screen the video stops. Or it just jumps to commentary tab automatically. Basically it’s just jumping around on its own. Please fix!!

by Mohamed Faizi

Espn cricinfo app is experiencing background activity issue it is eating up all my battery and I’m tired of it. When I leave ESPNcricinfo open in the background it starts taking up my a lot of background activity which is eating up all my battery. I’ve tried multiple solutions to it by killing ESPNcricinfo and even reinstalling ESPNcricinfo again but nothing has worked so far. Please solve this issue as soon as possible

by Sivapagadala

Don't know what happen to cricinfo app.
Usually apps will improve from version to version but i saw a reverse in cricinfo app.
I am a big follower of cricinfo from past 12 years & I was very excited when installed app 7 years ago in my very first smart mobile.
Last two years cricinfo app disappointing in all the version updates & forcing me to change to another new cricket score & news app.
Ads were too annoying me, without clicking on ads, opening automatically all the time.

by Karthi_kk

The back button simply goes back and refreshes the page. It does not maintain context and won’t take me back to where I was in the page. I have to start from top every time. Worst experience.
The left side slide to go back is also not there. Always making me reach the useless back button at the top.
Can’t select favorite teams.
When I go into fixtures I see IPL in the end while I see all useless fixtures at the top.
All I do is scroll non stop in ESPNcricinfo to find what I need. Not really an app developed for iOS. Just a mobile website in app form. Good in hurting fingers.

by Huzair Ali

I follow the commentary on almost every game, even if I am watching live games, mainly for the viewer comments. What upsets me is there is no way from ESPNcricinfo (that I know of) to send your comments it. There should be a link to that right in ESPNcricinfo .
Also, with every update, ESPNcricinfo becomes less and less user friendly. Everything loads in a separate browser window which makes no sense to have an app.

by Thalaivar

ESPNcricinfo opens for about 5 seconds and then freezes. I have tried restarting ESPNcricinfo , reinstalling ESPNcricinfo , restarting the phone all to no avail. Please fix this ASAP before the World Cup and I will update my review. Thank you!
Edit: for developers - it looks like it works when connecting to LTE but not on WiFi. Maybe something to get you looking - possibly location or permission related perhaps?

by Atghate

App does. Ot provide intuitive visual and ease of use as actual website bit then that. Ot deal breaker. My major use of app was to see ball bu ball commentary and scores. In fist Ind vs aus odi in Sydney app keep popping up some spam windows stating that you won $1000 within seconds of opening score link. I tried at least 20 time. This stopped as soon as game was over.

What use is app if I can’t use it. If popup was some add and goes away i can live with it, not spam. Speciall not in App.

by Sharma Org

With the ever evolving new tech in all the apps like video integration etc. Cricinfo messed up the basic use of such sites which is to quickly check scores and see match timings , Internationals first . Some times you end up going on series home and scroll through all completed matches to see the future matches plus sometimes you need to scroll through all domestic competitions live that day . And the sub sub standard Indian Experts and too many of them. Giving 3 stars only for being such a long user probably a decade , moving to cricbuzz now, who have fewer but quality experts and keep it simple.

by Richieb1973

ESPNcricinfo in general works ok, took some time with the latest version to get notifications set up for my team. I have temporarily deleted ESPNcricinfo , though, as it is sending notifications for games I didn’t request and have no interest in. Hopefully that will iron itself out when I reinstall some time soon.

by Woobster

Recent changes include:
- Switch to paler fonts (makes it harder to read)
- match summary / scorecard on iPad version pops up in a window instead of filling the whole screen (makes it harder to read, and easy to dismiss by touching the wrong part of the screen by accident)
- video highlights located between the score and the commentary (makes the game harder to follow)

by Gsuneelji

Hybrid version of cricinfo is horribly bad. Either make it smooth or go back to native version. If everything is a web view, I’ll use mobile browser itself. What’s the point in downloading ESPNcricinfo .

App crashes in iOS 12 in just less than 10 seconds of browsing. Being such a big brand, you should have tested iOS 12 beta and make it ready for the final release. I’m following cricinfo for over 12 years but it was never such bad.

by Mangzimum

Cricinfo is my favorite for following cricket matches commentary and stats. However in last few days ESPNcricinfo keeps crashing and throws continuously out to home page from the match commentary. Also it suddenly closes the videos and throws back to the home page. It is annoying and turning out to be a worst user experience. Please fix it soon.

by JDindus

I would like to see access to match reports and videos in the Home page. I appreciate the summary match report on the current Home page. There should also be easy navigation from international cricket to domestic cricket for checking reports and results. So there is room for improvement.

by Shukoor Hadi

I love the overall, when I am connected to wifi app works perfectly but not on my phone data, several time I uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn’t help. I hope the issue is addressed in next update. ESPNcricinfo deserves 5 stars I am giving it 1 star tentatively.

Update: Cellular date was off, turned it on and now it work so 5 stars

by Isthisnicknametaken1235567

I can't find anything I want to find. Ridiculous. I'll use another app

I really wish I would stop getting spam pop ups on my iPhone while I’m using the live scorecard. -_-

Also this version is really hard to navigate . It’s almost frustrating for a cricket fan lol. We cannot search for players anymore, cannot find players on a team (for example different teams in IPL), hard to find series, the news is not necessarily in chronological order (even if you’re in that team section), amongst other issues that I can’t be bothered to explain due to my frustration