RCB to tap Artificial Intelligence for scouting talent from across country; here is how it will work WPL 2023

Image Source : BCCI Heather Knight & Mike Hesson

Artificial Intelligence is the talk of the town and Royal Challengers Bangalore are in no mood to be left behind. The franchise is looking to go big on AI to discover talent from across the country, Mike Hesson, director of cricket, said on Thursday.

"We think our scouting needs to go a little bit deeper than sending regular scouts to tournaments. There's a lot of untapped talent and potential throughout the whole country," Hesson said at a press conference ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL).

How Will It Work?

Talking further, Hesson said that the AI will monitor pace in the case of bowlers and for batters, it will look into different batting positions they get into. "So, we have an artificial intelligence system, where we look at some key metrics. From a bowling perspective, it will be around pace. From a batting perspective, it will be around different positions that they get into. Once we identify talent there, we can bring them into camps or we can go and watch them at specific tournaments," he added.

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Hesson then said they aren't just looking at mainstream tournaments, but also at the underage talent and individuals that aren't part of any teams. "We're trying to look far beyond just the mainstream tournaments or first-class cricket or state cricket. We're trying to look at underage talent, talent from the extremities of the country, people that potentially aren't in teams already," he said.

"The players we're looking at might be a year away from actually being a part of the RCB. But we can identify them, we can watch them over a period of time and just see how they develop. That's certainly how we also operate in both the men's and women's programme," Hesson said.