Got interested. Read "Pro Teams" mode. Wasn't interested any more. For me, Cricket 22 with refinement could be great. Adding new modes to also perfect and diverting resource away from those key refinements is only going to hurt the end product. Just look at the career mode from 22.
I mean, I get it, Pro Team modes make cash. Microtransactions. Who's gonna turn that down in this day and age? It's an established, accepted model that consumers are fine with. Just for context:
The only thing that will get me to bite on this new game isn't game modes or new licences for teams, players, stadiums etc, it's the pitch. The pitch is the single most important aspect in cricket, longer formats anyway. It's why teams can play each other five times in a row and get five different outcomes. It's why home advantage is so strong, and why teams winning series away from home is so impressive. Each part of the world has recognised characteristics, and a look and feel, that makes it special and unique, and their teams and players feel special and unique. If Big Ant can finally capture that, I'll probably be unable to resist.
Guess we'll find out. Good luck to 'em, tho.