Neural network-based approach for predicting the performance of players to assist team selection in cricket

Abstract

Player performance in international sports has become a heavily investigated field over the past few years. Although it was known to be a hard problem to solve but with the rise of Machine Learning this has become one of the more heavily investigated areas. When it comes to cricket, IPL has become one of the most popular competitions around the world. As a result of that considerable number of research has been done for IPL as well. The objective of this study is to analyse and predict the performance of players in IPL and aid the selection process of the final team. In this research Neural network is used to predict performances of players based on physical characteristics of the player and the opposition players