I bought this game for P.C. initially i felt its very tough to play with joystick.. Yes, you jeed to connect joystick to your laptop or pc, inorder to play this game and its the only option. I am using xbox 360 joystick, and its working. Though, be cautious in buying this game it need 25gb memory. 4gb ram.
Good part:
Graphics: good great awsome
Bugs:
Gameplay: Initially you will enjoy, later on you will find bugs, ball will not hit bat properly, But will go to boundary. Bowling a ball is tough, as you might not be aware of all the keys to use it. Its confusing.
Worst part: saving, game will be saving automatically for evry now and then, believe me its a nightmare.
Overall: If you are a die hard fan of ea sports cricket and you really love it, then u will not enjoy this. Dont go for it. Yes dont buy it.