Jumbo Cricket
Outdoor

Jumbo Cricket

Giant Bat Outdoor Cricket Team Building Activity

5 ratedโ€ข10โ€“15 Minโ€ข15โ€“20 / Teamโ€ขOutdoorโ€ขMedium intensity
DURATION10โ€“15 Min
GROUP SIZE15โ€“20 / Team
SETTINGOutdoor
LEVELMedium
FORMATBatting & Fielding

Overview

Jumbo Cricket takes India's most beloved sport and adds one gloriously impractical twist: the bat is 20 feet long. Everything else โ€” the teams, the wickets, the runs, the tension โ€” is exactly as you remember. But wielding a bat the length of a small tree changes everything about the game.

Teams take turns batting and bowling, scoring runs while defending their wickets. The coordination required to swing a 20-foot bat effectively means that batting is as much a team effort as fielding.

Jumbo Cricket is where India's shared love of cricket becomes the foundation for the kind of team experience that generates stories, rivalries, and memories that last far beyond the event itself.

Core Ratings

Fun
10/10
Social
8/10
Active
7/10
Competitive
9/10
Learning
5/10

The Blueprint โ€” How It Works

1

The Setup

Teams are divided into batting and fielding sides. Wickets are erected and the 20-foot bat is provided to the batting team. A basketball replaces the traditional cricket ball.

2

The Batting Challenge

Batting participants must work together to control and swing the oversized bat โ€” a genuinely challenging coordination task that requires multiple people working in unison.

3

The Fielding & Bowling

The fielding team bowls and fields using standard cricket rules adapted for the Jumbo format. Outfield positioning and bowling strategy matter as much as in the real game.

4

The Winner

Innings are timed rather than wicket-limited to ensure all participants get batting time. The team with the highest score at the end wins.

What's Included with Trebound

Book with Trebound and every detail is managed end-to-end. Your team shows up and plays.

Full facilitation by a trained Trebound host
20-foot bat, basketball, wickets, and all equipment provided
Pre-activity briefing โ€” Jumbo Cricket rules and batting rotation
Live facilitation โ€” scoring, innings management, and energy
Multiple innings for maximum participation
Pan-India delivery at outdoor venues

Skills & Outcomes

Here's what your team builds beyond the activity itself:

Cooperative Bat Control

Controlling a 20-foot bat requires multiple participants working in perfect unison โ€” making batting a genuine team coordination challenge.

Strategic Fielding

Fielding placement and bowling strategy require the team to think collectively about how to attack the batting side.

Cultural Bonding

Cricket is the one shared passion that transcends region, language, seniority, and background across India โ€” Jumbo Cricket harnesses that universal bond.

Competitive Spirit

The familiar competitive structure of cricket creates natural competitive investment that pure physical challenges often lack.

Team Joy & Spectacle

The sight of a team swinging a 20-foot bat is one of the most entertaining spectacles in the Trebound catalogue. It generates audience energy as much as participant engagement.

Inclusive Participation

The timed innings format ensures every team member gets to bat โ€” not just the strongest or most experienced players.

Who It's For

Pan-India Corporate Events with Mixed Backgrounds

Cricket transcends region, language, age, and seniority across India. Jumbo Cricket leverages that shared passion to create an instantly connected, energetic team experience.

Outdoor Corporate Sports Days

A headline event for corporate sports days. Jumbo Cricket draws a crowd, generates commentary-worthy moments, and produces the competitive energy that defines great sports day memories.

Teams Celebrating Regional or Company Milestones

In a country that celebrates cricket the way India does, using the sport as a milestone celebration carries an immediate emotional resonance.

Multi-Generational Teams

From interns to senior leaders, everyone in India has a relationship with cricket. Jumbo Cricket creates common ground across every generational gap.

Sales Teams & Competitive Cultures

Teams that live and breathe competition will find Jumbo Cricket's familiar competitive structure immediately energising and deeply satisfying.

New Joiners from Across India

For onboarding programmes welcoming employees from different cities and states, Jumbo Cricket provides an instant shared reference point that accelerates belonging.

What Teams Are Saying

We had a retired engineer who hadn't held a cricket bat in 30 years become the hero of the afternoon because he understood the swing mechanics of the giant bat. Brilliant.
Head of Talent
Technology Company, Bangalore
Jumbo Cricket turned our annual day into a genuine sporting event. The commentator-style facilitation, the competitive scores, the celebrations โ€” it was cricket, just better.
HR Manager
Manufacturing Company, Pune
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Given the size of the bat, typically 2 to 4 participants hold and swing it together. Trebound's facilitators advise on the optimal batting team configuration during the briefing.
No. The rules are explained clearly before the activity begins and are simplified sufficiently for non-cricket players to participate and enjoy.
A flat outdoor surface โ€” grass, tarmac, or a sports court โ€” works well.
Yes. Multiple teams of 15 to 20 can compete simultaneously in a tournament format with league tables, semi-finals, and a grand final.
Yes. The basketball is rolled or bounced toward the batting team in a simplified bowling format.
Trebound delivers Jumbo Cricket across India โ€” Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Goa, and more.
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A high-impact session of real pressure, genuine laughter, and the kind of honest teamwork that only happens when everyone has to trust each other. Book Jumbo Cricket with Trebound today.

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