The concept for International Cricket Captain was the idea of Chris Child, who programmed the original game engine as a university project.
Taking inspiration from the hugely successful Championship Manager series of games which were also produced by Brian Walker, most aspects of a management sim are present in ICC, with the ability to coach players on their individual skills, scout opposition and buy and sell players at the end of each season.
Aside from the lack of on-line play capability, gamers noted that the transition to the console meant longer loading periods and a slightly more tedious controller-based interface.
[2] ICC III was released on 6 July 2007 including a new algorithmic method of calculating player performances and a 3D match engine with motion captured shots.
The new engine replaces the original graphic highlights which were retained for each of the previous versions of the game, save minor cosmetic tweaks.
During close season, contract negotiations take place in which players are transferred between clubs or retire from the game altogether.
This involves selecting a squad from the extensive pool of English county players and managing them in One Day International and Test Matches, including an annual winter tour.
[4] The game is almost identical to the original release in terms of gameplay aside from a revamp of the contracting system and minor cosmetic tweaks.
New to the 2010 edition is the inclusion of the Australian state cricket teams, the New South Wales Blues, Victorian Bushrangers, Western Warriors, Southern Redbacks, Queensland Bulls and Tasmanian Tigers.
Produced by Childish Things on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, it follows the release of International Cricket Captain 2012 the previous year.
The latest edition in the series, Cricket Captain 2015, was released on 8 July 2015 on Steam and has received mixed reviews from players, most noting that there aren't many changes in the game except for a few minor additions and a statistical update.
Cricket Captain 2016 was released on 5 July 2016 on Steam; new features included playable New Zealand and South African Domestic teams, Updated One Day International (ODI) and 20 over (T20) World Cup Tournament modes.
International teams that played in the last two World Cups including Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland or the UAE were playable.
New features include the new twenty-over leagues in West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan, and Bangladesh[9] Cricket Captain 2018 was released on 13 July 2018.