India, March 25 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) has gone beyond being a simple bat and ball game. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly impacting teams, players, and fans alike. While many fans are aware of technologies like Hawk-Eye and UltraEdge, they may not know the more nuanced applications running in the background.

AI-assisted scouting, real-time tactical analysis, and more are being used by franchises to get an edge. This piece looks at some of the AI tools that are driving the IPL and cricket forward.

Today every IPL team is using SportVU and SAP Sports One tools-two AI-assisted analytics platforms that can track every ball, every action, and every player movement in real time.

How does it work?

* SportVU uses computer v...