In the early 2000s, EA Sports released EA Cricket 07, a series of video games focused on the sport of cricket, playable on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2.
Despite the potential for cricket games to be successful, EA Cricket failed to meet fan expectations worldwide. Although it was popular in the Trans-Tasman region, England, and South Asia, it struggled to gain traction in other parts of the world due to the sport’s limited global reach.
EA Cricket encountered challenges obtaining licenses from cricket teams. When some groups refused to grant official permits, the game used comical names for players from those countries.
Here are some examples of the real player names and the names used in EA Cricket:
India
- S.Gungly (C) – Sourav Ganguly
- R.Dravia – Rahul Dravid
- V. Seway – Virender Sehwag
- S.Tendehar – Sachin Tendulkar
- J.Krumble – Anil Kumble
- Hurvaj Singh – Harbhajan Singh
- V. Lexingten – VVS Laxman
- Z. Kalm – Zaheer Khan
- A. Naharem – Ashish Nehra
- D. Monika – Dinesh Mongia
- P. Partell – Parthiv Patel
- S. Bengel – Sanjay Bangar
- A. Agercker – Ajit Agarkar
- Yevray Singh – Yuvraj Singh
- M. Keph – Mohammad Kaif
- M. Kerthick – Murali Kartik
- I. Parthen – Irfan Pathan
- L. Balije – Lakshmipathy Balaji
- G. Gemphir – Gautam Gambhir
- D. Dhenier – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Pakistan
- Inzemen-ul-Haiq (C) – Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Asin Kermel – Asim Kamal
- Yonas Khan – Younis Khan
- Sarja Muchte – Saqlain Mushtaq
- Mohammed Yosef – Mohammad Yousuf
- Shara Aphred – Shahid Afridi
- Shahid Malik – Shoaib Malik
- Azher Mohammad – Azhar Mahmood
- Shadid Akhti – Shoaib Akhtar
- Mahmood Sami – Mohammad Sami
- Umhar Gel – Umar Gul
- Abdel Razzeq – Abdul Razzaq
- Mohammed Hafiz – Mohammad Hafeez
- Taufeiq Umer – Taufeeq Umar
- Salmen Buetts – Salman Butt
- Nevid-ul-Heq – Naved-ul-Hasan
- Danis Kenaria – Danish Kaneria
- Imran Ferquat – Imran Farhat
- Yesir Hemad – Yasir Hameed
- Kemran Akmel – Kamran Akmal
Bangladesh
- Harman Sakir – Hannan Sarkar
- Jased Omar – Javed Omar
- Habib Beshir – Habibul Bashar
- Alik Kapeli – Alok Kapali
- Khalid Mased – Khaled Mashud
- Khalid Mamed (C) – Khaled Mahmud
- M. Rafike – Mohammad Rafique
- Tepash Baisha – Tapash Baisya
- Al Sahara – Al Sahariar
- Mashef Mortaz – Mashrafe Mortaza
- Abdul Razzik – Abdul Razzak
- Fasal Hoisine – Faisal Hossain
- Mustafa Rahmin – Mushfiqur Rahman
- Enamil Hake – Enamul Haque
- Raizin Saleb – Rajin Saleh
- Mandjura Islam – Manjural Islam
- Sahirer Hosein – Shahriar Hossain
- M. Asrafel – Mohammad Ashraful
- Tarek Aziq – Tareq Aziz
- Alenger Kaber – Alamgir Kabir
West Indies
- B. Lawrence – Brian Lara
- D. Paigen – Donovan Pagon
- I. Bradley – Ian Bradshaw
- S. Johnson – Sylvester Joseph
- C.Colbert – Corey Collymore
- M. Davids – Mervyn Dillon
- P. Connors – Pedro Collins
- C. Gaist – Chris Gayle
- W. Hendricks – Wavell Hinds
- D. Brasco – Dwayne Bravo
- S. Chowdapull (C) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- T. Borens – Tino Best
- R. Paterson – Ricardo Powell
- M. Sampson – Marlon Samuels
- R. Sarweth – Ramnaresh Sarwan
- R. Koegnigen – Reon King
- C. Barries – Courtney Browne
- N. McLangley – Nixon McLean
- F. Edmonds – Fidel Edwards
- C. Bath – Carlton Baugh
Zimbabwe
- H. Struck – Heath Streak
- A. Bligton – Andy Blignaut
- D. Eberts – Dion Ebrahim
- H. Masacket – Hamilton Masakadza
- T. Taito (C) – Tatenda Taibu
- T. Paimenger – Tinashe Panyangara
- B. Teacher – Brendon Taylor
- D. Hound – Douglas Hondo
- D. Mariner – Doug Marillier
- B. Mertels – Brian Murphy
- M .Nkembi – Mluleki Nkala
- C. Mpembi – Christoper Mpofu
- M.Varten – Mark Vermeulen
- P. Utreth – Prosper Utseya
- T. Murphy – Tawanda Mupariwa
- B. Roberts – Barney Rogers
- T. Gipper – Trevor Gripper
- S. Masterson – Stuart Matsikenyeri
- S. Willens – Stuart Williams
- E.Chumpara – Elton Chigumbura
