On January 30, 2026, Google CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated how the newest AI model in Google, Gemini 3 Pro, can revolutionise the fan experience of the game of cricket. To prove a new partnership with the International Cricket Council, Pichai emphasised the opportunities of the model to analyse real-time matches through the processing of video, audio, and contextual data simultaneously. The AI not only follows the on-field action but also understands commentary and gives explanations of cricketing techniques in straight forward language where the user can ask the AI interactive questions during this process. The initiative is a continuation of Google increasingly investing in harnessing AI to integrate technology into live sports, which involves fan interaction with accessibility and education, especially to new and younger users.

Gemini 3 Pro Game Reader Live

The most vital part of the demo is the multimodal architecture of Gemini 3 Pro that enables it to watch and listen to the proceedings of the cricket matches in real-time. The model not only follows the movements of the players and the course of the ball on the field with direct video feeds, but also processes commentary audio to recognise important events like wickets, boundaries, or a change in tactics. The difference is in its interpretation and not raw data. Gemini describes the batting tricks, the variations of bowling, the movements of the field, etc., with simple language, so that the knowledge of the simple spectators of the game is easy to understand the complicated cricketing moves. They are able to break the flow, by posing contextual questions - why a bowler took a particular length or how a batter delivered a shot and get immediate, context-specific information, transforming passive viewing into an interactive learning experience.

Gemini 3 Pro Testing

Internet-ICC Partnership and the IPL Push

The partnership with the ICC can be viewed as the long-term attempt to increase the involvement of fans and achieve greater accessibility, such as a better emphasis on women in cricket. Google is also going to make these features of cricket-specific AI go throughout its ecosystem, such as Gemini, Android, Google Pay, and Pixel-based devices so that it reaches a large number of people. The time is opportune: Google in its Gemini AI also has a 3-year sponsorship agreement with the Indian Premier League beginning in 2026 to the tune of ₹270 crore. Combined, ICC partnership and IPL presence are the first step towards Google to make Gemini the cricket intelligence brand that integrates technology, entertainment, and commercial visibility into one of the most popular sports in the world.

Availability and Sports AI What It Means

Gemini 3 Pro was launched in November 2025 and (as of January 2026) can be used by developers via Google AI Studio and by non-technical users in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. Its use in live cricket shows that there is a wider change in consumption of sports, where AI is being used in place of post-match statistics to real-time explainable analysis. To fans, it represents a greater insight without professional knowledge, to broadcasters and sports organisations, it introduces new formats of engagement. The ambition is further stressed by the Googly comment made by Pichai who does not merely desire to see the game, but rather describe it, moment to moment, using AI.