Microsoft Blends IoT And Edge Computing With AI To Change The Game Of Cricket

Spektacom, a sports tech startup founded by Anil Kumble, one of the most accomplished cricketers in India, partnered with Microsoft to bring cutting-edge technology to the game of cricket. Spektacom built a platform that includes a 5-gram sticker that attaches itself to the cricket bat, a stump box that acts as an IoT gateway, and AI-powered analytics to deliver insights on the batting style of a batsman. The data collected in the cloud is instantly run through a machine learning model that assesses the quality of a shot. Anil officially calls the IoT-enabled bat as a power bat, which doesn't deviate from the specifications of a standard cricket bat. The technology behind the power bat is fascinating.