Cricket 22 Perks System Guide

Since EA Sports gave up on the cricketing game franchise, there was a void left in the cricket-loving fraternity. Fans who grew up with the games were in awe and jealous of how far the FIFA franchise grew to be and its lucrative career modes. Fans of the game would have dreamt of representing their favorite teams with a last-ball finish in the world cup final, bringing fame and glory to their nation's name.

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Cricket 22 from Red Ant Studios is probably the game that comes as close to wearing the jersey of the dreams. But Cricket 22 does not make it look simple. One needs to get into the bone of the game to get it to the biggest stage, and it does take a bit of time and effort to get there.

Filling Out The Profile

In order to make the career mode more personal, the game provides enough space for the players to provide light on their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. On the first day at the academy, the player is asked to provide a brief by the coach, which would play a significant part in selecting the perks.

A batsman must fill in the batting archetype from a list of available roles.

Big Hitter	For a batsman who loves to go aerial and hit monstrous sixes than to play along the ground.
Steady Builder	For a batsman who takes time to settle in but gains confidence to slow towards the end.
Shot Maker	For a batsman who likes to get creative with his shots and cover all of the 360-degree scoring angles.
Focused	For A batsman who likes to score along the ground with traditional play
Defensive	For a batsman who is more focused on a defensive approach and plays a long inning. Usually works well for test matches.

On the other hand, a Fast or a medium-fast bowler would need to choose a profile from select options.

Swing	For a bowler who swings the ball in the air both ways.
Seam	For a bowler who bowls seam up balls that cause trouble to the batsmen upon pitching.
Pace	For a bowler who likes to threaten batsmen with a serious pace of upwards of 145KMPH
Precision	For a bowler who likes good line and length more than anything else.
Consistency	For a bowler who would want to keep the consistency of his deliveries going well.

Picking The Weakness

Once the required profiles are complete, the next step would be to choose the weaknesses - with the bat or the ball. In the case of an All-Rounder', the player must choose the weakness in both departments.

In terms of batting, players would need to pick up one of the select weaknesses provided by the game. This is an area that the career player would have trouble dealing with as a batsman.

Pace	Weakness against pace bowlers
Control	Weakness with shots played. Has chances of miscuing one every now and then
Power	Inability to hit the long shots.
Balanced	A Jack of all trades
Spin	Trouble tackling the turning ball.

Similarly, in case of the player being a fast bowler or an all-rounder who bowls fast or medium fast, players would need to pick a weakness from the select options provided by the game. It is to be noted that picking the weakness would have consequences while picking perks later in the game.

Accuracy	Inability to keep it tight with the ball.
Yorker	Inability to put on right into the block hole
Slower Ball	Lack of variation with the slower ball
Bouncer	Trouble getting the bouncer right.
Balanced	A jack of all trades

Understanding The Perks

The game provides seven open slots for perks. All perks in the game are available, and there are no unlockables. Each perk can be assigned only once, and the player would need to find the desired perk based on the profile created and the strengths and weaknesses set.

The perks are divided based on the batting and bowling parameters. The batting perks are available to a profile created as a batsman, and the same goes for bowling. Both lists of perks are open only in case of a profile has been created as an All Rounder

Batting Perks:

Drive On	Boosts drive skills
Fisher	Boosts Cut Skills
Pull out the Hook	Boost the Hook and Pull Shots
Glanced	Boosts the Glace Skill
Street Sweeper	Boosts the Sweep Skills
Switch Hit	Boosts Special Shot Skills
Control Freak	Boosts the Control Skills
Shoe In	Boosts the footworks Skills
Sprinter	Boosts the Running speed
Body Builder	Boosts the Power Skill
Traditionalist	Boosts Skills while playing traditional shots
On Side Star	On Side Focused Game
Off Side Star	Off Side Focussed Game
Back Footing	Plays the backfoot shots well
Front Footing	Plays the frontfoot shots well
T20 Slogger	Playing the slogging style suited for T20 Cricket
Performer	Gets confidence under pressure
Power Hitter	Boost skills for powerful shots
Accumulator	Patiently builds an innings
Slogger	Plays slogging game in all formats
Blocker	Good defense skills
Fast Feet	Good footwork while playing shots and running
Pure Power	Trade Accuracy for Power
Batting Master	Boosts all skills as mentioned above

Bowling Perks:

Seam Master	Seam Bowling Over Swing
Swing King	Swing Bowler over Seam
Controlled Pace	Skills to effectively use pace with good line and length
T20 Baller	Skills for T20 Bowling
Death Specialist	Skills that work with death over bowling
Powerplayer	Skills that work well during the powerplay bowling
Pace Master	Boosts a wide variety of pace bowling techniques
Part Timer	Boosts skills useful for a partime bowler
Go Out Swinging	Boosts swing skills
Seam Control	Boosts Straight Seam Skills
Get In Swinging	Boosts inswing skills
Slow Baller	Boosts the slow ball skills
Chin Music	Boosts the Bouncer Skills
Toe Crusher	Boosts Yorker skills
Off Theory	Boosts Off Cutter Deliveries
Leg Theory	Boosts Leg Cutter Deliveries

Finding The Right Perks

Before assigning the perks, it is wise to remember the strengths and weaknesses set before this stage. Then, players can have two choices: build on the strengths or find perks that can nullify the weakness. In the case of building on strength, players can abuse the perk slots to the maximum by assigning perks that suit the batting archetype and powers.

For example, a batsman's profile built on the "Big Hitter" archetype can have the slots filled in with - Body Builder, Power Hitter, Slogger, Pure Power, Batting Master, and T20 Slogger. These perks all match the profile of the batting archetype, but on the flip side, his weakness would remain untouched.

On the other hand, it would be wise to reserve the first slot as an equalizer for players looking to nullify the weakness. For example, opting for the Shoe In perk would work best as an equalizer for a batting profile, with Spin as a weakness. Batsmen with good foot movement tend to do well with spin.

Cricket is a game of mind and heart, and Cricket 22 stays true to it. There is no right or wrong way to play the game as long as the players remain faithful to the rule book. While considering the game gives the players a chance to blend into the game's digital world, players can choose what best works for them and what doesn't. If not red ball cricket, there are always shorter formats!

Cricket 22 is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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