Google doodle dedicated to Champions Trophy 2017

The drums of the eight edition of Champions Trophy will be rolled today. Every cricket fan is excited about the mega event. Eight elite teams are participating in the ‘mini World Cup’. To reduce the nervousness of the fans, Google has come up with a new and addictive game in the doodle for the day.

Clicking on the doodle will take you to a cricket field. A field, where a team of crickets and snails are taking on each other. Snails are the bowling side, while the user will be representing crickets, the batting team. All you have to do is click on the bat logo which is placed the bottom of the screen, every time a ball is bowled. The timing is the key here. If your timing of the shot is poor, you will end up exposing all three stumps to the bowler.

A note from Google

The doodle team of the search engine posted an update in their official blog. “Ah! Summer: the sound of leather on willow and the spectacle of cricket, cricket ……! As the tournament begins on Oval Cricket ground, something buzzes outside. A team of crickets sans tickets have set up their own wickets for a game of pest cricket! As they face their arch rivals, the snails, it’s sure to be a match for the centuries. Don’t be fooled by their sluggish looks – these fielders can be fast one their feet!” read the update.

They have mentioned that this game was launched so as to celebrate the mega-event of the beautiful game. It further mentioned: “To celebrate ICC Champions Trophy, we are inviting everyone to tap/click and take a swing at our pocket size game! We know that cricket is loved worldwide, so we wanted to make sure our Doodle works for everyone, including those on slower mobile networks. Whether you are enjoying the tournament at a snail’s pace or bowling faster than the beat of a hummingbird’s wings, here’s hoping you hit it out of the park this summer!”