MUMBAI: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, Wednesday launched Cricuru – which lays claim to being India’s first cricket coaching website that offers experiential learning.
Cricuru claims to be a pioneer in AI based cricket coaching in the country aimed at offering a personalized learning experience for its users. The curriculum for each player has been developed personally by Virender Sehwag along with Sanjay Bangar, former India player and Team India batting coach from 2015-19.
With international cricket attaining new heights in terms of technology-led innovation, Cricuru aims to offer a similar experience for aspiring cricketers in the country.
Sharing his views on the launch of Cricuru, Sehwag said: “At Cricuru our aim is to develop an ecosystem to democratize cricket learning in India and bridge the existing gaps. Our curriculum is designed meticulously giving access to coaching experts from across the globe to offer an uninterrupted coaching experience for aspiring cricketers at par with international standards of cricket.
“Cricuru also gives parents an opportunity to become partners with their children as they work towards attaining the required skill set for a professional career in cricket.”
Cricuru is India’s first AI enabled website designed to help youngsters learn playing cricket through master classes of 30 handpicked player coaches from across the globe with about four hours of curated video content with each coach, where learning is evaluated using customized AI-led technology. It is an experiential learning website that offers learning through immersive videos, interactive augmented reality and simulations.
Bangar added: “The vision behind Cricuru is to offer access to cricket coaching for people living anywhere across the country, even Tier 2 and 3 cities, which can be easily accessed from the comfort of your homes. With smartphone and internet penetration on the rise this just makes it more accessible for aspiring enthusiasts.”
Cricuru is a combination of demonstrations and interviews where the player coach shares his experience and learning. Each class includes extensive pre-recorded video content and the videos can be paused, fast-forwarded, and re-watched.
Cricuru is available on both iOS and Android devices and users can log on to www.cricuru.com to subscribe for a duration of 1 year. The subscription fees starts from Rs 299 for 1 year.
