Kabuni launches AI cricket coaching platform at Playtime 2026 event: All details

Kabuni has launched its AI-enabled coaching platform for cricket at its first-ever Playtime 2026 event in Mumbai. The company is launching a new training tool that uses artificial intelligence to deliver real-time coaching and performance feedback to players. With the cricket platform, AI coaching aims to bring structured training to players of all abilities.Alongside the launch, Kabuni announced a lineup of "Super Coaches" featuring former and current cricketers, including Sourav Ganguly, Shane Watson, AB de Villiers, and Shreyas Iyer. According to the company, the platform is designed to deliver personalised coaching through AI-driven analysis, allowing users to train and receive feedback using a smartphone.At the centre of the platform is Kabuni PlayOS, the company's proprietary technology that analyses players' movements during training sessions in real time. The system evaluates factors such as timing, balance, alignment, footwork and sequencing before providing feedback to help users improve their technique. Kabuni says the technology has been trained using performance data from professional cricketers and is intended to replicate aspects of structured coaching typically found in cricket academies.The company said its goal is to complement, not replace, coaches and trainers by providing coaching support. Kabuni said it has chosen India as its first market, citing the country’s large cricket-playing community and well-established sports ecosystem. The company plans to conduct an initial testing phase in India and work with sports organisations before expanding internationally later this year.Kabuni founder Nimesh Patel said, “For too many young cricketers in India, the biggest barriers are access to high-quality coaching, competitive pathways, and consistent development. Kabuni is designed to change that. By combining AI-powered coaching with new youth competitions, we’re creating a platform where every young player can train, improve and be recognised - wherever they are, whatever their background.”Alongside the platform launch, Kabuni unveiled a nationwide campaign titled "Do You Want to Play for a Legend?" The initiative will give players aged between 12 and 16 the opportunity to compete for places on teams led by the Super Coaches. Participants will train using the Kabuni platform, take part in regional and national trials, and compete for selection in squads that will advance to a national youth tournament.The company said the programme is intended to create additional pathways for young players while providing structured coaching and competitive opportunities.