How to play Pomp
Pomp is a handful of cricket games built on one idea: take the greatest names in the sport and see how they do. Four are drafting tournaments, there is a head-to-head mode against friends, and a set of daily puzzles. Here is how each one works.
The draft — building your XI
Make three quick calls
Before you draft you set the rules. Classic shows every player's rating across all three formats; Expert hides the numbers so you pick on names and roles alone. As they were rates each player for the exact year you draw them; In their Pomp is easy mode – everyone at the height of their powers. Then you choose your XI's shape (how many batters, all-rounders and bowlers).
Pick an easier set-up and you also bank re-spins — draft do-overs that let you redraw a side you do not fancy. Harder set-ups give none.
Spin for a side, draft one player
Each round you spin and land on a real team from history – say West Indies 1984 or India 2011 – in one of the formats they played. You draft one player from that side into an open position, then spin again. You can't pick the same player twice, and you can't draw the same team-era twice, so every XI is a genuine mix of eras and nations.
Four tournaments to win
Every tournament runs on that same draft, then a match-simulation engine plays out the result — ratings feed batting, bowling and fielding, and innings unfold with real variance. Pick your challenge:
International Treble
Your XI is entered into the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship at once — group games, semis and finals. Win all three and you have the Treble, a clean sweep no real side has ever managed.
Indian Invincibles
Draft one franchise-T20 XI and take it through a full league season. The goal is perfection: go unbeaten, top the table, then win the playoffs to lift the cup.
Time Machine
Step into a historic World Cup — such as 1992 or 2011 — and draft an XI for that exact era. The real tournament's venues and pitch conditions shape who is worth picking, so selection itself is the puzzle.
Women's Global T20 2026
A special edition: draft a women's XI and chase the global T20 crown.
Head to Head
The Nets — daily puzzles
A fresh set every day, one shot each, and a streak to protect:
- Team Sheet — name the full XI of a legendary side from a single famous match.
- Top Order — name an all-time top ten, with three lives to complete the list.
- Stumped — guess the mystery cricketer from their career clues in as few goes as you can.
More questions? See the FAQ, or browse some greatest XIs.
Ratings and results are illustrative and simulated – an unofficial fan game, not affiliated with any board, league or competition.