Players and teams

Player and team commands accept IDs, refs, and aliases. When a route is match-specific, include --match; when resolution needs context, include --league.

Find a player

cricinfo players search "Virat Kohli"
cricinfo search players "Virat Kohli" --league 19138

Once you know the player value, use it directly.

cricinfo players profile 1361257
cricinfo players news 1361257
cricinfo players stats 1361257
cricinfo players career 1361257

Player match workflows

cricinfo players match-stats 1361257 --match 1529474
cricinfo players innings 1361257 --match 1529474
cricinfo players dismissals 1361257 --match 1529474
cricinfo players deliveries 1361257 --match 1529474
cricinfo players batting 1361257 --match 1529474
cricinfo players bowling 1361257 --match 1529474

These commands help you move from a player profile to the exact match-level batting, bowling, fielding, dismissal, and delivery views.

Historical player maps

cricinfo players map-history 1361257 --scope season:2025 --league 8048

Use map-history for aggregated batting and bowling map data over a selected scope.

Team discovery

cricinfo search teams "Royal Challengers Bengaluru"
cricinfo teams show rr --league 11132

Team match workflows

cricinfo teams roster rr --match 1529474 --league 11132
cricinfo teams leaders rr --match 1529474 --league 11132
cricinfo teams records rr --match 1529474 --league 11132
cricinfo teams scores rr --match 1529474 --league 11132
cricinfo teams statistics rr --match 1529474 --league 11132

Team routes are useful for roster-driven workflows, competitor score summaries, and match-scoped leaders or record categories.