🧩Automating Highlights: AI-Powered Video Editing and Clipping

Every cricket fan loves watching highlights — the boundaries, wickets, turning points, and emotional celebrations that make a match memorable. But creating these highlight reels used to take hours of manual editing by broadcast teams. Now, Generative AI and smart video tools are changing that game forever.

At the heart of AI-powered video clipping is moment detection. AI models analyze live video streams alongside ball-by-ball data and crowd reactions. Using audio cues (like loud cheers), player gestures, scoreboard changes, and even commentator excitement, the AI can spot when something big has happened — a six, a diving catch, a runout drama.

Once the key moments are identified, the AI automatically clips the relevant video segments. Advanced systems can even sort these clips by type — for example, “all sixes,” “all wickets,” “best fielding saves,” or “player milestones.” Editors and broadcasters can then publish ready-to-watch highlight reels within minutes of the final ball being bowled.

Some GenAI tools go further by adding auto-generated voiceovers, match graphics, or dynamic captions in different languages. Fans can even customize highlights: imagine choosing a “Virat Kohli Special” or a “Fastest Fifties” reel, all generated on demand from the same raw footage.

The result? Faster, more engaging content for fans, less manual effort for media teams, and new opportunities for personalized viewing. AI-powered editing isn’t just convenient — it’s a glimpse of how cricket storytelling can become instant, flexible, and tailor-made for every screen and audience.