The Home of Social Cricket
Premium entertainment venues where 1.5 billion cricket fans play, watch, and socialize.
The Problem
1.5 billion fans love cricket. Most of them can't play it.
Organizing a cricket match takes 22 players, a ground, and half a day. Casual fans are locked out by logistics, skill gaps, and a lack of accessible venues. Today, you either play competitively or you don't play at all.
70%
of fans say they don't play enough
30%
can't find enough people to play with
27%
don't have access to facilities
18%
are held back by weather
Our Mission
“Inspire everyone in the world to play cricket.”
The Experience
Step into a stadium. Pick up a bat. Play.
Dugout is an immersive cricket simulator that puts you at the center of a real match. Walk in solo or with friends, face real deliveries, and let our AI handle the rest.
Real Bat & Ball
A real batting experience. Not VR. Not a screen you tap. You pick up a bat and play.
Stadium Projection
Panoramic visuals wrap around you, recreating the atmosphere of a packed cricket ground.
AI Ball Tracking
High-speed cameras and proprietary AI track every shot in real time for realistic outcomes.
Live AI Commentary
Real-time commentary in iconic voices reacts to every ball, every shot, every wicket.
Built for Everyone
Whether you grew up watching cricket or just discovered it, Dugout is designed for you.
Addictive Game Modes
Super Overs, tournaments, leaderboards, and career modes that keep fans coming back.
How It Works
From delivery to reaction in milliseconds
01
Immersive Visuals
Panoramic HD visuals surround you
02
Ball Delivered
Bowling machine syncs to the game
03
You Hit It
High-speed cameras capture the shot
04
AI Tracks
Shot trajectory estimated instantly
05
Game Reacts
Fielders move, commentary fires, runs score
See It In Action
Don't take our word for it. Watch.
Our proof-of-concept demo shows the full gameplay loop: real-time AI ball tracking, stadium graphics, and live AI commentary, all running on a single laptop.
Team
Built by operators and engineers
Akash Subramanian
Founder, CEO & CTO
Wharton MBA '26, UPenn CS '18. Senior Software Engineer at Meta.
Anudeep Reddy
Lead Game Engineer
Lead Unreal Engine Developer at Gameskraft. 6+ years at leading Indian game studios.
Advisors
Mike Fordham
Advisor
Founder, MPF Sports Advisory. Former CEO of Royals Sports Group (Rajasthan Royals, Barbados Royals, Paarl Royals). Former Head of The Hundred.
Shankar B
Advisor
CEO, Fourth Dimension Media Solutions.
We're building the future of how cricket fans experience the sport they love.
Interested in learning more? We'd love to hear from you.
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